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« on: March 01, 2011, 02:45:27 PM » |
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wb is 120" and because of that i would constantly hit the driveshaft , so i decided to try a thicker wall driveshaft which held up for 2 runs and had to get rebalanced twice , this time i decided to go with even thicker wall (suggested by the builder) put the driveshaft on the truck and truck wouldnt get out of its own way , and i was running 2500 rpms where as before i was at 2100 so now im cutting down the driveshaft they re-tubed and goin with a 2 piece design that will give me about 3" more clearance at the point i kept hitting before ill post pics of the finished project but here is a mockup of before and after oh and if i do for some reason i mess up the driveshaft i can pull it out swap the front to the back and go rear wheel again , but more than likely will get a trail spare in the future
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2011, 08:14:58 PM » |
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I'm running 3/16 wall. It's a heavy bastard, but seems to run OK. I wouldn't think the weight would affect the performance much while just cruising, just heavy acceleration. Clearance looks good with the two piece.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2011, 08:32:32 PM » |
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when your up to speed its ok , its was getting to cruising speed that was the BIG problem lol
i had 3/16 on the truck before this and it was alright but i kept hitting the DS at pretty much the same spot so im hoping this will help out a bunch to where i dont hit the stupid thing
the advantage ill have now is the front and rear driveshafts will be pretty much the same thing , so if i want to i only need one spare driveshaft
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2011, 11:37:01 PM » |
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I like the idea. Let us know where you source the carrier bearing, if you would. I might need one for a rig I'm working on.
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2011, 04:07:39 PM » |
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im having the front section made up by a local driveshaft shop , same place that has done pretty much all my stuff
the front section is gonna run around $155-165 , then the second half is just the normal driveshaft with high angle cv and 9" slip
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2011, 06:06:55 PM » |
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i think this is gonna work out better than i hoped here is the driveshaft cut down and i have even more clearance than mock up and better angles as well!! i should be able to just shim but ill have to re-do the shock mounts in the back
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2011, 06:44:13 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2011, 12:32:21 PM » |
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it looks good, wondering how it will hold up, I might be redoing my rear, ha ha
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2011, 12:53:50 PM » |
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got the x-members almost in , taking a lunch break then need to finish welding them up then comes out the driveshaft and the rear axle got to cut the spring perches off and rotate the axle up , im hoping to get it done and do a test run to see how the balance is
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 07:27:17 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 07:27:17 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2011, 09:04:22 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2011, 09:33:52 AM » |
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thats awesome!
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2011, 10:17:40 AM » |
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thanks , im hoping it should do the trick before and after shot
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2011, 10:21:48 AM » |
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Thats cool. I like that.
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« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2011, 05:45:13 PM » |
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Looks great
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« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2011, 07:06:01 PM » |
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are you gonna link it?
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« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2011, 08:29:11 PM » |
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that is the plan but probably wont be for a while if i do link ill swap the housing to a ruffstuff housing or spidertrax maybe ill make a trip out to cali and enlist the help of a guy that does some awesome work
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« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2011, 09:33:01 PM » |
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Wow, that looks cool! Nice to have solid welding skills!
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« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2011, 10:03:39 PM » |
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yeah you know, i know a guy.
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