It will be a while before I can afford to purchase one of the cases... they have a premium price tag of around $2,500. College payments and credits cards will have to be paid off first of course.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Transfercase: The plan...
The plan for my transfercase is to get a brand new Stak Monster Box or a Stak D300 style case. These cases are really strong compared to the Dana 300 I am running now and have the ability to be clocked differently depending on the drivetrain I'm running.
It will be a while before I can afford to purchase one of the cases... they have a premium price tag of around $2,500. College payments and credits cards will have to be paid off first of course.
It will be a while before I can afford to purchase one of the cases... they have a premium price tag of around $2,500. College payments and credits cards will have to be paid off first of course.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Rockwells? Hooray!
The plans for my Jeep have changed dramatically. I will detail the changes over several different posts so I can keep everything organized. Basically, I am going bigger and I am taking the Jeep off the road permanently. I will be taking two front axles from military 2.5 ton 6x6 trucks like this one...
The axles are 2.5 tons Rockwell axles. These axles have literally been used in military trucks forever and have remained essentially the same. The reason for going with these axles over the 1 tons is they will be easier to make drive shafts for, they are MUCH stronger so you can run bigger tires, they have really nice clearance and lots of other bonuses I'm sure I'm forgetting to list. In case you have never seen a Rockwell axle here is what they look like...
Rockwells scream BEEF. In fact they are so full of beef they weigh around 700 pounds a piece. All that weight comes with 6.72 gears though which makes it easier to tote them around. Overall...I'm pretty excited to be converting over.
The axles are 2.5 tons Rockwell axles. These axles have literally been used in military trucks forever and have remained essentially the same. The reason for going with these axles over the 1 tons is they will be easier to make drive shafts for, they are MUCH stronger so you can run bigger tires, they have really nice clearance and lots of other bonuses I'm sure I'm forgetting to list. In case you have never seen a Rockwell axle here is what they look like...
Rockwells scream BEEF. In fact they are so full of beef they weigh around 700 pounds a piece. All that weight comes with 6.72 gears though which makes it easier to tote them around. Overall...I'm pretty excited to be converting over.
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