Fld120 cab mounts replacement and recommended jacking points?

Rideandrepair · Dec 20, 2018

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I'm going to change both of them at the same time. It looks like I'll have to take that heat shield off to put the jack on the passenger side.

I'd have to look at a newer truck to see what the difference is from the 95 to the 02 and later trucks on the back end of the sleeper. I don't have time to seriously do it now, but I've wondered how I could change over to those pivot type bushings on the front of the newer trucks. I would imagine that would be a better system because the cab is completely free to ride up and down on air.

All of the FLD sleeper trucks ride extremely well. I'm not sure if I drove any of the newer sleeper trucks from 02 and up to really be able to compare. But I did drive a Columbia for a while that was set up with that pivot type bushing in front. I was shocked how well that it rode, because it was a single axle day cab. That cab was so smooth, that if you turned your head and looked at the exhaust pipe it looked like the exhaust pipe was going up and down rather than the cab going up and down.

I'll have to look into that at another time, but I like the idea of those bushings.
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Mine doesn’t have a heat shield. I just thought of it. Never seen 1 . I recently upgraded s pipe off turbo to newer design. Old design went through flex pipes a lot. I’ll havt to look at pivot system. Didn’t know it existed. Newer cab air ride sits about 5” higher. Although good hinge/ spring hanger looks a lot heavier and like too much work. I think I can just put spacers in existing hood brackets to raise them up to align with higher cab. All ideas just ideas. Would even like to go a step farther and leave hood hinges the same and cut hood sides to line up with cab. Giving it a sloped hood design like Coronado. Add before and after boxes/ tanks / steps from Coronado. My own custom Classicado!!! Lol . Lots of ideas no time money or energy to accomplish.Drive and Dream Lol

Rideandrepair · Dec 20, 2018

Newer design $50 at junkyard

Dino soar · Dec 20, 2018

@Rideandrepair

My exhaust runs underneath the cab but I do have a heat shield on mine. Mine does have the flex pipe though.

I didn't realize the newer cabs sit so much higher. I would have to look at another truck and investigate all that stuff to see how it would work or not work. I would not want my cab 5 inches higher though that I can say for sure. The Columbia model May sit at a similar height as the FLD

If I could take the front mounts and either refabricate them or modify them so that they would take the pivot type bushing maybe it would work with all the other existing components and work at the original stock height.

Good luck with the Classicado! Nobody will ever mistake your truck for someone else's, that's for sure.

Rideandrepair · Dec 22, 2018

Dino soar said: ↑

@Rideandrepair

My exhaust runs underneath the cab but I do have a heat shield on mine. Mine does have the flex pipe though.

I didn't realize the newer cabs sit so much higher. I would have to look at another truck and investigate all that stuff to see how it would work or not work. I would not want my cab 5 inches higher though that I can say for sure. The Columbia model May sit at a similar height as the FLD

If I could take the front mounts and either refabricate them or modify them so that they would take the pivot type bushing maybe it would work with all the other existing components and work at the original stock height.

Good luck with the Classicado! Nobody will ever mistake your truck for someone else's, that's for sure.
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Good deal if you do a fabrication in future would be interesting to see the result. Good luck

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