And A/P does have a tiny extra gusset that I don't see on the others. All three are well gussetted at the spring hanger itself, which I like.
Actually, AP's doesn't have a little gusset, they don't use tube for the spring hangers themselves anymore. It's a two piece design of flat 1/4" bent into a puzzle and welded together. Kind of cool, really, and much stronger than ttheir original design.
The thing I don't really like about FRORF's hanger is the lack of gussetting at the hangers. It's probably the cheapest design to manufacture, too. Although he does include front brace brackets as addition gussetts to weld for the front hanger that others don't. And his hangers are 1/4" steel. Not sure about the others. I do like the fact that FRORF seems to be the only one who at least addressed the difference between IFS and SA trucks as far as front crossmember hieght and how that affects the over all lift.
The fact that Brian includes the 4 gussets is key; the others don't. Keep in mind also, his is 1" less drop than the others, so less leverage.
Sky's is a wierd design that looked like they made it mainly for advertisement.
Agreed.
Now that I look at all the hangers again, I can't really figure out how one gives more or less lift than the others. They're all basicly the same design as far just shackle hangers with some kind of brace in between. The hieght differences between the top of the shackle hanger the bolt hole can't be more than a 1/2" different between any of them. And is probably less than that.
Brian's is 1" less drop than the rest. Running it on mine, reversed and flush with the front of the FRORF-frame brace. So 1.25" forward of stock. Works great - for a vechile that never wheels. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
