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Oshkosh HMMWV suspension upgrade
Oshkosh has offered an upgraded suspension for the military HMMWV for a couple of years. The Marine Corps has ordered some. Anyone here driven one?
The new suspension does two things: It provides a significant increase in ground clearance, and it restores the HMMWV to the original design's payload of 2500 lb. The photo makes me wonder if the new suspension dispenses with the portal axles of the original design. Those drive shafts look like they go to the center of the wheel.
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That's an impressive suspension upgrade Haven.
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I am currently at Oshkosh Test center, not sure if any have been sold. Where is this picture from, I don't reconize it's location. Yes they are cool.
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Looks like the new upper A-arms mount to the original lower A-arm positions. The front diff looks like it is a top-loader of sorts, definitely with some drop built in. I would expect a gear ratio in the high 5's, if not 6's, since the hub reduction is gone and the tires are much taller.
Crazy EyeZ
found a few other pics of this...
http://www.oshkoshdefense.com/tak-4
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It looks awkward and top heavy. There are huge bids out now to retrofit the HMMWVs with all sorts of suspension, equipment, recovery gear etc. That picture has been floating around for around a year I think.
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Wait till it its a gun mount, turret, turret wall... HMMWV's are tipsy as hell with all that ****. Many have flipped in iraq and afg with all that crap on top, and drivers that dont know how to really drive....
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2005 GMC Canyon Z71 4x4 crewcab < 355Nation.net >
-2" lift shackles, TB's cranked to level, Rancho shocks, 31x10.5x15 FireStone DestinationLE's
-roof rack, 24v LED flood and spot lights, 2x 4ft FireSticks, Cobra 29 classic w/weather
-custom HD bullbar with 4 130w KC DayLighters
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Those pics were just in one of the big diesel mags within the year. The article stated it was the IED retrofit kit, instead of buying real IED proof/resistant vehicles the military retrofitted old HUMMERS.
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I thought that was one of the main design criteria, to make them wide and low so that the greasy side stayed down more often than the M38A1 and M151.Originally Posted by crazyeyez
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I would also think that trying to do a quick mount/dismount in full battle gear, and body armor would suck.
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