Posted by Joe Lorenzino on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 0:30AM :
In Reply to: Re: Independant suspension posted by Glenn Reid in CA on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 10:40PM :
Mogs do NOT have independent suspension, but solid axles front and rear (just like a PW) with coil springs at each wheel. What they DO have is a very flexible frame. The factory engineered the frame to have a lot of torsional flex, about 21" from corner to corner, to allow the truck to keep all the wheels on the ground. To do this, all major chassis parts are 3 point mounted, as is the cab. The axles have torque tubes and wishbones like a 1930's ford, the engine / trans have a flex mount and they allow the frame to move around them. The box is mounted on a walking beam at the back so that frame movement does not twist it. On some of the Mog sites, there is a seller who displays his trucks after driving them onto 20" ramps placed at diagonal wheels. Quite impressive articulation.