Chassis Role Advice for a novice please
Hi
I am new to this part of the forum and need some advice.
Let me just mention I know very little on overland vehicles but intend to build one in the near future. I am in the thinking and planning stages at the moment.
My thinking was to buy an ex military truck ( 7.5 Mtrs ish ) and build a body onto it.
However, I have now discovered how naive i am.
My problem is one that i am sure has come up before .
Chassis role and distortion.
Obviously bolting a rigid box to a chassis that is designed to flex and twist will cause problems with stress being transferred into the box.
Q.1 What type of chassis / suspension. should i look for that is best able to cope with chassis twist
Q.2 What can be done to alleviate the stress ie are there and special mountings i can use to help the situation. ( if so who supplies them )
and lastly
Q. 3 I have yet to buy the vehicle . I hope to have a 4 wheel drive truck base with a 5 mtr body on the back . Can anyone suggests suitable models or more importantly ones to avoid. Although I intend to take this vehicle through Africa and Asia i do not intend to do any serious off roading as such if i can avoid it
I hope someone can offer suitable advice
Many thanks
Neil
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