d44 vs d60
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wasnt directed to nick
it was for breakfree and someone saying to run the leafs
from nicks build thread im pretty sure hes done a fare share of fabbin before
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i used a formula for the degree of angle the front axle needs to be changed too, for lift height and then subtracted for the dgrees added for my radius arm drops
-----i saw the formula on a thread here recently
-----but i dont know if it will work for a 4-link setup or on his rocks
-----i saw the formula on a thread here recently
-----but i dont know if it will work for a 4-link setup or on his rocks
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Well this thread went off topic.
I was just tryin to bust Pat's ***** for breakin his ttb yesterday (that was his tierod and ttb that broke and I posted a picture in the minion thread) lol
I was just tryin to bust Pat's ***** for breakin his ttb yesterday (that was his tierod and ttb that broke and I posted a picture in the minion thread) lol
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just another Rockwell looser
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hahahahaha.....might not be a big deal not sure yet.....looks like im gonna be just fine..........im working on my 4link calc now.....it was my roll axis angle...
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If your end product has tires 44" or bigger then by all means go rocks but if not D60/70 is the way to go.
A Chromo'd 60 front is stronger than a stock rockwell but put the same amount of money that you'd put in a chromo'd 60 into a rockwell and that motha' Fer would be bad. Ouversons 2" shafts are among the first things that come to mind.
It all depends on end product. Im never going bigger than 40s so a D60F is fine for me. 60 rears cant hang though
A Chromo'd 60 front is stronger than a stock rockwell but put the same amount of money that you'd put in a chromo'd 60 into a rockwell and that motha' Fer would be bad. Ouversons 2" shafts are among the first things that come to mind.
It all depends on end product. Im never going bigger than 40s so a D60F is fine for me. 60 rears cant hang though
It's a sad day in the world when Kris actually recommends pebbles, and what happens when is Quad comes back from his "vacation" and starts recommending D60's???
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It was fun to rag on Nick about rocks. In the end I still know that if I built a truck on 53s thats what I would use too but on a different side of the same token I doubt Nick would seriously consider rocks on a street driven truck with 38-40s.
just another Rockwell looser
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maybe if you were rich as hell and you mowhawked the diff, narrowed it ran wheel brakes, and bought the 4:** gears coming out for the rocks at over 1k per diff..........
i'll be driving mine on the street...
but i agree.....
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what sucks is once you get past a 44 inch tire the only choice is a rock. a dana 60 or 70 rear could prob handle it but the front wouldnt like it too much. and the only other fronts are rocks. the downside to gms 4 wheel steering was the lack of load capacity of the 60 knuckle designe they used.