Curious. . .
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Curious. . .
I'm just wondering what the going price for a good set of 2.5 ton rockwells? I found out that a neighbor has a couple old military 6x6's sitting in the back 40 and i was kinda thinking about seeing if i could get 2 front axles if they are in decent shape.
Also what do people want for a set of good portal axles?
Also what do people want for a set of good portal axles?
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I'd pay $1500 for a decent set of front 2.5 ron Rockwells. If you buy them from a source like Boyce you could expect to pay that for a single axle but you'll have a little clean up work to do as well as new seals. Of course people who have those things sitting often don't know what they're worth. 
Expect to pay $3000-$4000 for a good set of portals. If you're putting them under a full size make sure they're strong enough too. Many of the portals you'll see out there are not designed for the weight or power of our rigs. I can't give you model numbers off the top of my head but there's a lot of into on Pirate about which #'s to look out for.
Expect to pay $3000-$4000 for a good set of portals. If you're putting them under a full size make sure they're strong enough too. Many of the portals you'll see out there are not designed for the weight or power of our rigs. I can't give you model numbers off the top of my head but there's a lot of into on Pirate about which #'s to look out for.
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From what I've seen on Ebay, the rockwells seem to be going in the thousand dollar range, while the Eatons are only a few hundred dollars. Portals vary from what I've seen, but are always significantly more than 2 1/2 tonners- plus they take a lot more money and time to put in a non portal equipped vehicle.
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Yeah i believe that these trucks have been sittin for a while so i think i can get them for probably 2 for 1, if not less, the guy that owns them is in his eighties so he has no use for them, i was wondering about portals cause on rigs like mine with no/little lift they would work wonders in the mud, but thanks for the replies.
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yeah thats kinda why i'm looking at a set, i found a dana 60 out of a 92 1 ton and they wanted 1900 dollars canadain, and i figured for that price why not get rockwells with steering , weld them up, put in about 12 inches of lift and not worry about breaking anything.
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Originally Posted by mustange70
yeah thats kinda why i'm looking at a set, i found a dana 60 out of a 92 1 ton and they wanted 1900 dollars canadain, and i figured for that price why not get rockwells with steering , weld them up, put in about 12 inches of lift and not worry about breaking anything.
EXACTLY. I've decided that when my D44 develops a habit of spitting parts I'm going straight to rockwells (unless a D60 falls into my lap for practically free). There are more hidden costs to rockwells, but they'd be cheaper in the long run.
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i found an old army truck yesterday with 2 1/2 toploaders bought the hole truck for 1500 and drove it home couldnt resist its already stuck to the diffs out in the feild out back they shure dont have the power like a good 4x4 would have lol
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As I see it the only downside to Rockwells vs. a D60 are that they're often not set up for street use so many of them will use a pinion brake. These tend to get REALLY hot if you use them often or at any kind of decent speed. Some models will use drums which don't stop great but would still be fine for the street. The other thing is they only come in a 6.72 ratio meaning if you're not running a BIG tire your engine will wrap out in no time. Of course if you're building your rig for offroad use only then neither of these are really an issue.
Btw, nice score on that truck wizzard! I've always wanted one of those.
Btw, nice score on that truck wizzard! I've always wanted one of those.
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Now if only one could shave 300 pounds per axle on a rockwell without losing any strenght. . .probably not but if one could these axles would be worth a lot more than what they are now.
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Originally Posted by mustange70
Now if only one could shave 300 pounds per axle on a rockwell without losing any strenght. . .probably not but if one could these axles would be worth a lot more than what they are now.
Justin