The real weight! Rockwell vs. Ton

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

We have had several threads on here but no one had actually weighed them in, I got my hands on some scales and have a few axles laying around so I weighed them
#1 debraked Rockwell steer axle with no shafts =600lbs

#2 HP Dana 60 trussed 35 spline with no tie rod or drive flanges =500lbs

#3 14Bolt rear trussed no calipers =350lbs

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

I have a pair of Ujoint rock shafts laying here and they are about 50lbs on the pair , so I'd Hafta say that a Rockwell isn't nearly the boat anchor that they have been stereo typed, a heavily trussed ton axle will weigh the same or VERY close to a stripped rockwell

skipnrocks · Sep 21, 2015

Im not saying its not worth it but 150-200 lbs twice adds up to quite a bit of weight. Especially when you think of the great lengths and expense some go through to cut 5 lbs here and there with aluminum, gundrilled, slotted, etc moded gear.

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

Most people think a rock weighs 800-1000 pounds , hell I thought that myself !

bjeep · Sep 21, 2015

The Rockwell has no calipers, rotors, truss, link mounts, steering arms, shafts.
Take all that off and do a real comparison.
Then post up the numbers.

KyTrash · Sep 21, 2015

Rockwells607 said:
Most people think a rock weighs 800-1000 pounds , hell I thought that myself ! That's what I though too.

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

I run a small caliper and rotor combined weight on maybe 10lbs... Not **** really and the tabs and link brackets arnt thah heavey either ... Sure they may add 30-40lbs more tops ... My point here is that they are no where near the 1000lb mark, that 60 I posted also has no tie Rod and is lightly trussed , most ton axles now have a **** tons of trussing added to them and thicker wall tubing ... Not that big of a weight difference imo

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

If be curious to see what a custom housing of both Flavors weighs in comparison too

nhl_bullitt · Sep 21, 2015

Do we know how much the rockwell shafts weigh?

kmcminn · Sep 21, 2015

Not really apples to apples but great idea.

Rockwells607 · Sep 21, 2015

The point of this post isn't to bash either axle, most people on here are smart enough to make a good guess for their application with these weights ... Add or subtract what parts you have , me personally am very suprised that rocks weighed in this light , I have run them 10 years and alway figured them to be closer to the 1000lb mark

Elliott · Sep 21, 2015

I wish you had a built 14 bolt steer axle that you could weigh, braced and thicker tubing, I bet the rock axle isn't much heavier at all, AND like I said a million times if your going to have weight have it down low.Im glad you did this by the way

TURNEROFFROAD · Sep 21, 2015

Pretty good info

patooyee · Sep 21, 2015

I weighed both my steer axles as they were going into my last buggy. IIRC they were both right around 750 lbs with pinion brakes, steering, link brackets, and everything, no oil.

Rockwells607 · Sep 22, 2015

If anyone else has some axles laying around or knows their axle weight , post it up ... Should give us a good baseline and then with options ....

sledneck · Sep 22, 2015

Where is the Dana 35 in this shoot out??? ;D

onepieceatatime · Sep 22, 2015

Re: Re: The real weight! Rockwell vs. Ton

sledneck said:
Where is the Dana 35 in this shoot out??? ;D

Or the ultimate unbreakable Dana 30.

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zjtrey · Sep 22, 2015

great info... thanks for posting...

sledneck · Sep 22, 2015

Can't you flip the hubs to narrow a rock, if so what does the wms end up being?

jeeptj99 · Sep 22, 2015

bjeep said:
The Rockwell has no calipers, rotors, truss, link mounts, steering arms, shafts.
Take all that off and do a real comparison.
Then post up the numbers.

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