Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

I just bought the TG one from lowrange.

 

Finished the truss. Welded inside and out, boxed, all 3/16" plus the 1/4" Ruffstuff 4-link bracket. Open area was to accommodate shock mounting, I was leaving it blank for now until I order up the ORIs.

 

looks good any shots of the welds?

 

Thanks. Yeah, my welding quality is steadily improving.

 

ya that doesnt look bad at all what kind of machine are you using?

 

Hobart 210MVP. Still need to wire up the garage to handle the 230v though.

 

Sorry for my lack of "knowing"

But what's the purpose of doing this? i saw that JLee also did this to his rear axle, makes it look massive and bionic and ass weight...so whats the deal?

Found this: Kinda explains it

http://www.artecindustries.com/Dana-44-Wagoneer-MODULAR-Rear-Truss_p_227.html

 

For me it's just to mount the shocks and upper links. Don't really want to/can't weld to the housing. Not easily anyway.

crawl box arrived today.

 

An Axle truss is to reinforce the axle tubes so they don't bend from heavy wheeling or jumping the truck. It spreads the load across the whole length of the truss and not having the load at the center section of the axle. Axle tubes can bend if beat on hard enough. It also makes mounting brackets a lot easier. Also the reason mine is so massive is to add unsprung weight to the truck bringing my center of gravity down making the truck more stable on off camber obstacles.

 

I can tell you axle trusees did not stop our axle housing from bending in tge race truck, but we hit rocks at stupid speeds lol

Ditching our currie front for a ruffstuff more than likely

 

Yup. In order to not bend a housing, the truss needs to extend all the way to where the flanges are (where the brakes/hubs bolt on).

 

Makes sense -
I thought you had just watched Transformers too many times

 

since when do you have a race truck? you win the lottery and not tell anyone?

 

Another purpose is to keep the tubes on the 14 bolt from spinning and destroying the housing.

 

I am part of a team therefore, I can say " our"

 

Still less clearance than a shaved 60

Looks good.

 

looks good. i think im gonna wheel my 14B the way it is see how much of a pain it is then shave it..

yet a shaved 60 is still and will always be weaker/ more expensive..

 

Bought my tow rig (24V Cummins).. built my car trailer 2 years ago..

 

Added 3 feet to the deck and making a goose neck so it pulls better with more weight..

My D60(front) and 14B will be sitting a few more years do to the cost of the tow rig and trailer mods..