Holy ****!

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

wyatt, I shaved yours to the same point on the housing sides and forward, Hoever, I hatted your plate and coped it. WOW, this guy went nuts as **** in the ring gear. I didn't want to lose strength and go more than 3/16". he went 3/4" down to 9". THAT's HALF A TOOTH!!!

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

then again he's running a 2.8/5 speed laughing1

P · Jul 30, 2008

Clearance belongs to the bold. laughing1

I see no practical purposes personally.... I dont know one situation that would warranty that kind of labor and effort unless you plan to run 35" tires on a buggy :dunno:

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

nothing practical to me because the teeth are going to fall off like its been on the meth for a year if you put any power to her laughing1
wow. shaved farther than the carrier molaugh

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8533696&postcount=3

Bones · Jul 30, 2008

blacksheep10 said:
shaved farther than the carrier

That's the first thing I noticed too. Makes no sense other than he can.

InDaShop · Jul 30, 2008

dang son! thats a cut! I think the one you did for me was/is the max you can go before you open the ring gear up to weaknesses. Just my opinion. But if you cut the ring that hard you dont have to clearance the top of the case to get the carrier out.

InDaShop · Jul 30, 2008

blacksheep10 said:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8533696&postcount=3

I would like to see how his "reciever" tube driver shaft works out. Keep lubing and it should work right?

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

same as any other square, only reciever tube has no seam protruding, so it works well. ask rob, he has one.

vanguard · Jul 30, 2008

I wonder how it compares to a low pinion ford 9"? Are there other advantages to a 14 bolt, like a beefier carrier that might help him?

Note: Half my club runs square tube driveshafts like that. You don't really even need to lube it much although some guys do. I run PTO shaft and I've never lubed it because it stays slightly cleaner without grease all over it. If I was going fast all the time I'd probably go with something better.

muchado · Jul 30, 2008

InDaShop said:
I would like to see how his "reciever" tube driver shaft works out. Keep lubing and it should work right?

I'm runnin' them... Yep looks ghetto but works. I was strongly against them but didn't have the $1k+ for new shafts. You can beat the **** outta the squares (1/4"-ish thick) and they ain't goin nowhere. Now my junk is built for low power, low gear, crawlin'.... High speed **** would probably rip the alum. housing transfer case in pieces laughing1

Somethings you just can't justify puttin' on a $300 truck... like $2000 howe steering, $1k driveshafts, pay for tires laughing1.... List goes on...

John Galbreath Jr. · Jul 30, 2008

I had thought about carrying a square as a spare. I hack saw and some time, it could be shortened for the rear. One spare for both rigs, front and rear. To run all the time, no. I hate the sound of a round drive shaft on the rocks, I cannot imagine the noise a square one would make. Clunk....clunk...bam...clunk......bam

blacksheep10 · Jul 30, 2008

don't drive on rocks???? ???

muchado · Jul 30, 2008

John Galbreath Jr. said:
I had thought about carrying a square as a spare. I hack saw and some time, it could be shortened for the rear. One spare for both rigs, front and rear. To run all the time, no. I hate the sound of a round drive shaft on the rocks, I cannot imagine the noise a square one would make. Clunk....clunk...bam...clunk......bam

yea my front and rears I made interchangeable

I need to do another for a spare.

vanguard · Jul 30, 2008

John Galbreath Jr. said:
I hate the sound of a round drive shaft on the rocks, I cannot imagine the noise a square one would make. Clunk....clunk...bam...clunk......bam

You can walk sideways on the driveshaft, sometimes it's pretty handy for getting yourself off a hangup.