Anyone heard when the lowmax 205 will be available again

fabricator1 · Nov 30, 2016

I've emailed them a couple times but haven't got a response

truckbroke · Nov 30, 2016

I talked to him for a while about a a month ago. The problem he's having is finding a foundry to cast the Case's. He has plenty of gear sets sitting on go and making new ones isn't a problem. Finding a foundry to make the Case's for a reasonable price to keep them affordable is his main hurdle. I told him about this site and that he should get on here and check interest out. We even talked about a Ford Lomax case. He said it's doable for sure. The founder that was doing them went out of business. I told him if he could get it together there's a heck of a market. There great Case's. We just put one in a buddy's rig that a regular 205 a bigger stall and a th350. His crawl gear was lacking to say the least. Since the Lomax it's perfect. Hell I even thought about helping him find one. I'd sport the **** outta the First Ford Lomax 205. ;D

onepieceatatime · Nov 30, 2016

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I'd order a Ferd Lomax kit too

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ranger11 · Nov 30, 2016

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onepieceatatime said:
I'd order a Ferd Lomax kit too

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truckbroke · Nov 30, 2016

I like my Atlas but I can't lie I'd love to be running a Lomax for the brute strength.

truckbroke · Nov 30, 2016

I've two places in mind. I may call him back tomorrow. He said he just never did the Ford cause he never got as many calls asking for it like he did the Chevy. I told him a Ford Will Sale I promise.

paradisepwoffrd · Nov 30, 2016

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Sry if i am speaking ignorance, but why the need for the new case? I know it's stronger, but have ppl been breaking the cases on stock 205s? Do the gears require a bigger case?

If you could put the lomax gears in a stock case, i think there is another way around the forged case that could get him back in business.

blacksheep10 · Nov 30, 2016

Physical size of gear to get the low ratio. Needs more rooms

johneddie · Nov 30, 2016

I've got one in my rig and I really like it. Got mine about 3 years ago.

truckbroke · Nov 30, 2016

blacksheep10 said:
Physical size of gear to get the low ratio. Needs more rooms

Exactly

BUG-E J · Nov 30, 2016

When I finally blow my atlas and need to upgrade I would buy one. I wanted one so bad I could taste it when I put my buggy together

onepieceatatime · Nov 30, 2016

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I bet he could put a hurting on the Atlas/Hero market

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onepieceatatime · Nov 30, 2016

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I think I'm gonna end up going Blackbox or ORD Magnum but I'd rather just have a Lomax to keep it even simpler. My 241 gearing is tits in my jeep. Great ratio to crawl with and mash my motor with.

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rpf500 · Nov 30, 2016

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onepieceatatime said:
I bet he could put a hurting on the Atlas/Hero market

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I agree..I wonder if any of those places ever tried to buy him out or if they did, what he'd say.

200 pc mins at a foundry seems high for something that's a decent size like this. I've worked with a few places purchasing cast and forged items and even smaller parts I'm not being pushed for large runs, nor do the prices drop drastically from what I've seen. On large items, 25 pc mins are what I'm ordering, sometimes 50.

Maybe I should call him and help out with finding a foundry, and get a free sample to test out. molaugh

paradisepwoffrd · Nov 30, 2016

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truckbroke said:
Exactly

That's what i figured. I would still like to see where the gears have issues. The input/output/gear centerlines are the same so unless the gears interfere with the case in a bunch of places, i still think you could make parts to beef the stock case back up vs having to cast a new one.

Jduck · Nov 30, 2016

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paradisepwoffrd said:
That's what i figured. I would still like to see where the gears have issues. The input/output/gear centerlines are the same so unless the gears interfere with the case in a bunch of places, i still think you could make parts to beef the stock case back up vs having to cast a new one.

I'd guess clearance issues front and back due to the thicker gears.

The-Boss · Nov 30, 2016

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onepieceatatime said:
I'd order a Ferd Lomax kit too

Same here.

whiskeymakin · Dec 1, 2016

Count me in on ford lomax!
The ford version will prolly sell better because of the 14 bolt front craze

RustyC · Dec 1, 2016

HP 60's are all drive drop. 14 bolt fronts seem to fit better on the drivers side. My rear engine rear diff is on the pass side and I'm running a Ford 205 and need lower gearing. LoMax would be a perfect solution.

truckbroke · Dec 1, 2016

rpf500 said:
I agree..I wonder if any of those places ever tried to buy him out or if they did, what he'd say.

200 pc mins at a foundry seems high for something that's a decent size like this. I've worked with a few places purchasing cast and forged items and even smaller parts I'm not being pushed for large runs, nor do the prices drop drastically from what I've seen. On large items, 25 pc mins are what I'm ordering, sometimes 50.

Maybe I should call him and help out with finding a foundry, and get a free sample to test out.

I was wondering the same thing. Very surprised a bigger place hasn't tried to cash in on this. You really should give him a call. I bet I talked to him for 30 minutes. Very nice fellow and he had all kinds of questions. He'd never heard of a hero case. I honestly don't think he realizes what kind of market he would have if he'd get these things going. I tried to tell him.