wow an 6 year reenlistment they must not treat you too bad 
LOL
94 Explorer TTB question.
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Originally Posted by nobodyspecial
A 5.0 swap wouldnt be a big issue. As for the Captains comments about a waste of time and money... a 91-94 explorer can be had for dirt cheap, I have the D44, so the money argument is sunk, as for time? what else am I gonna do when I get back? 
). If the goal for the truck was rock crawling or trail useage I don't think upgradeing and still having TTB is a good idea. Good luck with whatever you decide to do - 5.0 should make it scoot pretty good too
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Sorry to hear that Don, doesnt sound fun. This is my second deployment, I was over for OIF2. I just reenlisted in Nov, so I have another 6 to go. 
Captain, as far as dunes go, we dont have very much up in ND, but I like going fast and am trying to incorporate what I am learning from studying what people do down in Baja (trophy trucks, prerunners) into a vehicle that I can have fun with here.
There isnt a huge rockcrawling scene around here, but for trails and such, I have the F150 that will probably end up SASed around the same time that can fill in that spot.
Captain, as far as dunes go, we dont have very much up in ND, but I like going fast and am trying to incorporate what I am learning from studying what people do down in Baja (trophy trucks, prerunners) into a vehicle that I can have fun with here.
There isnt a huge rockcrawling scene around here, but for trails and such, I have the F150 that will probably end up SASed around the same time that can fill in that spot.
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Cool, sounds like a good project. We don't have any places around here where I could even use a truck like that with the long travel and all, but those trucks are always cool when set up right.
Make sure to do a build thread on it when you get to doin it
Make sure to do a build thread on it when you get to doin it
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They treat me like crap, I am just a glutton for punishment.
Captain, I have no experience with it, but I have heard that some of these long travel rigs can do OK on some of the rock climbing stuff, just since they can keep their wheels on the ground more. Is this true?
Captain, I have no experience with it, but I have heard that some of these long travel rigs can do OK on some of the rock climbing stuff, just since they can keep their wheels on the ground more. Is this true?
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Well if you're doing serious rock crawling you're going to have a locker and strength becomes very important - ttbs can't hold up to that type of abuse. A d44 on an explorer should hold 35s just fine though for most things.
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Thats what I was thinking. I dont know the actual curb weights, but an Explorer should weigh a lot less than an F150 and the v6 (if it stays) has no where near the torque of a 302/351/whatever to break stuff.
What are the weakest points on a D44 TTB? U joints? Isn't there a part of the shafts that really gets necked down? Where do they break first?
What are the weakest points on a D44 TTB? U joints? Isn't there a part of the shafts that really gets necked down? Where do they break first?
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I'm not sure actually, u joints sounds like a reasonable assumption though.
Here's our fearless leader's definition of TTB found in the tech thread incase you didn't see it
Here's our fearless leader's definition of TTB found in the tech thread incase you didn't see it
Originally Posted by STG
Definition of Twin Traction Beam (TTB) Tee Tee Bee ~
A Twin Traction Beam (TTB) front axle is found in 83-96 Rangers/Explorers 80-96 F150s and 80-98 F250s. Its like a independent and solid axle had a late night drunken stupor sex-o-thon and had a basturd child. The only beneficial worthwile or nice thing I can say about them is they ride good on road while stock and absorb hard bumps offroad in like prerunner trucks. In all other applications they suck. It works very similar to the twin I beam suspensions of 2wd trucks. The axle is hinged on a crossmember that allows each tire to move independently of the other. They are expensive to lift even slightly over stock. The higher the lift the more stress it compounds on to the frame and TTB crossmember and it leads to stress cracks that drastically weakens the frame and is extremely dangerous. Common TTB sizes are D35 (rangers/explorers) D44 (F150s) and D50 (F250s). TTBs are much weaker than their solid axle counterparts. Anyone wanting tires larger than 35" and plan to wheel their truck with any amount of confidence MUST switch over to a solid front axle swap (SAS).
TTBs bring the suck!
A Twin Traction Beam (TTB) front axle is found in 83-96 Rangers/Explorers 80-96 F150s and 80-98 F250s. Its like a independent and solid axle had a late night drunken stupor sex-o-thon and had a basturd child. The only beneficial worthwile or nice thing I can say about them is they ride good on road while stock and absorb hard bumps offroad in like prerunner trucks. In all other applications they suck. It works very similar to the twin I beam suspensions of 2wd trucks. The axle is hinged on a crossmember that allows each tire to move independently of the other. They are expensive to lift even slightly over stock. The higher the lift the more stress it compounds on to the frame and TTB crossmember and it leads to stress cracks that drastically weakens the frame and is extremely dangerous. Common TTB sizes are D35 (rangers/explorers) D44 (F150s) and D50 (F250s). TTBs are much weaker than their solid axle counterparts. Anyone wanting tires larger than 35" and plan to wheel their truck with any amount of confidence MUST switch over to a solid front axle swap (SAS).
TTBs bring the suck!