slight driveshaft problem....
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Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
My suggestion is weld a gear on the end of your xcase yoke and another on your pinion yoke and connect it with a bicycle chain. That way you can change the gear reduction by swapping yokes instead of changing gears in the axles or running a doubler. I just got off the phone with a big wig at Interco and he said if we could get enough people interested in a 54" Thornbird he'd mold them up. They will only be available in 15" rim so they will be easy to bolt up to D28 TTB and Ford 7.5 axles
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Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
My suggestion is weld a gear on the end of your xcase yoke and another on your pinion yoke and connect it with a bicycle chain. That way you can change the gear reduction by swapping yokes instead of changing gears in the axles or running a doubler. I just got off the phone with a big wig at Interco and he said if we could get enough people interested in a 54" Thornbird he'd mold them up. They will only be available in 15" rim so they will be easy to bolt up to D28 TTB and Ford 7.5 axles
Taylor
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Originally Posted by BURNSTOUGHFORD
I hope your joking....lol
88 to go!
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Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
88 to go!
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
My suggestion is weld a gear on the end of your xcase yoke and another on your pinion yoke and connect it with a bicycle chain. That way you can change the gear reduction by swapping yokes instead of changing gears in the axles or running a doubler. I just got off the phone with a big wig at Interco and he said if we could get enough people interested in a 54" Thornbird he'd mold them up. They will only be available in 15" rim so they will be easy to bolt up to D28 TTB and Ford 7.5 axles
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
No man...I have seen the light of day. I always gave them a bad rap until recently. I guess I didnt know what I was missing. Ive got the 28TTB and 7.5 ready to go if I can get orders for 25 sets or 100 tires. Im getting a set Im sure Quad wants some and if we get them Im sure Kubota will jump on the wagon for his new buggy.
88 to go!
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by zpmps2
also quad, what bout those T-shirts, should have this your custom one off driveshaft on em.
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nah....you gots to have the rockwells first.....but if you build now....ill throw in my new awsome driveline angle shirts free!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by quadzjr
hahahahahaha.....oh **** i almost pissed my pants......
nah....you gots to have the rockwells first.....but if you build now....ill throw in my new awsome driveline angle shirts free!!!!!!!
nah....you gots to have the rockwells first.....but if you build now....ill throw in my new awsome driveline angle shirts free!!!!!!!
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just another Rockwell looser
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by zpmps2
I thought you would, you have an extra set of em, im just trying to get my truck on the rocks/mud right now. Little hear and there and she;ll be good to go. How bout you send me one and I'll promise to build em later. Also, right above the pocket on the front, put "quadzjr, inducing rocks since 2003" like that one post said, PRICELESS!
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
Right now on ebay you can buy 1 front and 2 rear rockwell axles for $1000. Spending all the money I did on my chromo'd 60 seems a little stupid right now.
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From: St George, SC I-95
Originally Posted by quadzjr
hahahha.....yeah, until you think how much it costs to make them street legal.....big$$$$$$$$$$, if you do it yourself the brakes alone cost close to a 700-800....then getting them shortened, etc etc....and finding wheels for them isn't cheap.....
I agree that on your application I wouldnt use anything else but for 99% of us who do drive our trucks to work an so forth rocks can be just as expensive as a chromo'd 60 and a 1 ton rear. Not to mention easier to install. Both axles have their plus and minus.
My goal is to convert a rock owner over to a D60/Sterling setup!
Thats when the T-shirts will be made!
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Forget rockwells, I am just gonna yank axels out of our John Deere 42 and 4630s... I can make it work! and then I will run 72 inch tractor tires.
You know that will be too much work, i should just get some wheel conversions to run the 72s on my D44 TTB/8.8 combo
You know that will be too much work, i should just get some wheel conversions to run the 72s on my D44 TTB/8.8 combo
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