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From: Oregon
I second the 
running 4.10s with 49s, but I'm sure the torque of that diesel helps a great deal in that department.
One of the reasons I've always liked Clayton, is that he's always been upfront that this rig is not an off-road beast. Its for rolling around and showing off. The point of this Ford is to be one of the biggest, meanest around, and crush all those who oppose the dominance of Ford
Ps.......I'm eye level with the semi truck drivers, it must be CRAZY to actually be looking down on them
running 4.10s with 49s, but I'm sure the torque of that diesel helps a great deal in that department.One of the reasons I've always liked Clayton, is that he's always been upfront that this rig is not an off-road beast. Its for rolling around and showing off. The point of this Ford is to be one of the biggest, meanest around, and crush all those who oppose the dominance of Ford
Ps.......I'm eye level with the semi truck drivers, it must be CRAZY to actually be looking down on them
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Butt-Head
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From: Reed Point, MT
It's a drive around town and up-and-down the highway rig. I took it drift-bustin' last year with an almost non-functioning front driveshaft (binding CV..too much angle) but now that I've fixed that problem, I'm ready for the snow to fly!! That's as off-road as it gets. No mud, no rocks, no narrow trails (THAT would be too much of a challenge in a rig that's 8'1" wide, 21' long, and 9 feet high!!)
It's strictly a "look at me and how cool (or is that "stupid"?)I am" rig.
Mathmatically speaking, 1850 RPM in 4th gear is 65 MPH. Kinda high-geared, but since it's not a trail rig, it's ok. It still gets out of its own way.
Cody
It's strictly a "look at me and how cool (or is that "stupid"?)I am" rig.
Mathmatically speaking, 1850 RPM in 4th gear is 65 MPH. Kinda high-geared, but since it's not a trail rig, it's ok. It still gets out of its own way.
Cody
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i would have to say as one of those "darn kids" ur truck is wicked and i hope u do run over a few of those ricers...some people in my generation just dont get that those little 4-bangers sound like my lawnmower...but once again that truck looks great
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If your truck is only for the street why would you want a set of rockwells? Your truck looks awsome now so you dont need rockwells. With those axles your turning radius would be about 2miles. plus the heavy weight of the axle compined with the ultra low gears in that axle would turn your frame into a bent piece of scrap metal in short order. I guess the 900lb each rockwells would help keep your truck upright though.
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by F150dana44
plus the heavy weight of the axle compined with the ultra low gears in that axle would turn your frame into a bent piece of scrap metal in short order.
Btw, if you have something stating otherwise send it my way because I'd like to know but when I was looking into buying Rockwells and checking shipping prices the front axle weighed under 700 and the rear was a fair amount less than that. This was for an unmodified axle with drum brakes. I know you can drop over 100 pounds per axle by switching to disc brakes, which I'm sure Cody would be doing as it's a street driven rig.
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From: iowa
[QUOTE=F150dana44]If your truck is only for the street why would you want a set of rockwells? Your truck looks awsome now so you dont need rockwells. QUOTE]
Oh I don't know why you would want rockwell other than the just plain cool factor. it's one thing when that honda looks in his mirror and sees truck under carraige, but how about looking in his mirror and seeing nothing but axle.
Oh I don't know why you would want rockwell other than the just plain cool factor. it's one thing when that honda looks in his mirror and sees truck under carraige, but how about looking in his mirror and seeing nothing but axle.
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From: Reed Point, MT
Thanks for backing me up, Ivan!! I just want Rockwells for the OOOH and AHHH factor. It's not like I NEED them, but I guess I really didn't NEED 18 inches of lift, or 49's, or all that extra junk either. Dang, now that I think about it I should just return it to stock.........nah. I do have overdrive (which is completely useless right now) and doing the math, I come up with 2600 RPM at 75 MPH with 6.72's. Not all that high for a PSD since that's where they like to run. And yes, I would go with 4 wheel disks because those stock 2.5T drums are stupid-heavy.
Dang short-man syndrome...always havin' to compensate for somethin'.
Thanks, 99stocksport.
By the way, I've got this photo-documented Rockwell install series on my computer where this guy went through and put rockwells on his super-duty in his driveway. 4-wheel disks and the works. Then he put 49's on it....OH YEAH (Bow, Bow, chickichikaaaaa)
Thanks for the kind words. It's comments like these that make it worth the time, money, hardship, divorce, chronic illness, etc. it takes to make such a project happen.
Cody
Dang short-man syndrome...always havin' to compensate for somethin'.
Thanks, 99stocksport.
By the way, I've got this photo-documented Rockwell install series on my computer where this guy went through and put rockwells on his super-duty in his driveway. 4-wheel disks and the works. Then he put 49's on it....OH YEAH (Bow, Bow, chickichikaaaaa)
Thanks for the kind words. It's comments like these that make it worth the time, money, hardship, divorce, chronic illness, etc. it takes to make such a project happen.
Cody
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first off Rockwells do not have wheel brakes. the brakes on rockwells are off the front of the differential. and at the time i didnt know which rockwell you were talking about 2.5ton would be do able but the 5tons wouldnt. since your rig is for the street you could just weld in a few suporting cross members to your frame around the shackles and you would be fine plus as mentioned before your driveline angle would be greatly reduced also the combination of rockwells and your 49s would significantly lower your center gravity. and sorry about the confusion i was thinking off road when i said it would twist your frame. gears do cause frame stress it is due to the combination of power and weight. this is only off road though when one or more wheels is stuck or in the air and is combined with the weight. If you have anymore questions about rockwell ill be glad to let you know.