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| Author: | jonno_racing [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | N/T rear axles, floater? |
Ok so been thinking over for a while about my rear axles. they are only stock items running 34inch swampers. Has anyone actually busted a stock N/T axle? i have personally broken 4 or 5 c/p's and but never a axle! no one i know has ever broken one either. so why is there such a huge push for everyone to run floaters? other than a better bearing setup. |
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| Author: | alien [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
I chose to run full floater in the back of mine for 3 reasons: #1 - Reliabiliy: I twisted a rear axle which also had hairline cracks in it - if it had let go out wheeling or on the highway i'd have been proper fucked. At least now if i should break an axle the wheel is supported. #2 - Strength: Upgraded axle materials plus the floating setup mean its way harder to twist an axle again. #3 - Rear Discs: No more mud wearing out the shoes, or water giving me a mushy feeling on the pedal. Plus now my handbrake works!! It was by no means necessary that i run a full floating rear... i could likely have kept stock axles and they'd last another 4-5 years of abuse like the last set... but with the benefits above, and Joeblow offering them at such a reasonable price it was a no brainer. |
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| Author: | SierraDan [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
I've had twisted and broken axles. Hate drum brakes. Hate doing semi float bearings. Never done a R&P in the rear. |
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| Author: | jonno_racing [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
Didn't you bust a bunch of center's in your white zook before you chopped it up? ? Maby its a terrain thing? |
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| Author: | alien [ Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
I've lunched 1 R&P and Pinion also... but that we pre-floater... and i did a LOT of reverse recoveries on it (before i knew about the inherent weakness in the gears). I think just the combination of rear locker, tcase gears and 31" tyres + a bit of bouncing around on rocks is all it takes. I'm much more careful now - and i have a front airlocker, so when i start bouncing i can flick that on and crawl up (usually without bouncing around!) or find another line rather than trying and trying until something breaks. |
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| Author: | 3cyl [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
I've broken a Stockman rear axle, same size and spline, different length, with a 2stroke. Shockload in my case. |
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| Author: | SierraDan [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
jonno_racing wrote: Didn't you bust a bunch of center's in your white zook before you chopped it up? ? Maby its a terrain thing? Not in the rear. I've had a rear centre fail, but nothing to do with lockers, gears or tyres. But i went with the Vit centre when i did the swap too. Just doing full floating axles seems like half a fix to me. |
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| Author: | tanshi [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
the way i see it why not. they are cheap. Mine when i finally release them will be even cheaper. |
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| Author: | jonno_racing [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
Thanks for you input guys. I'm set on running a n/t rear diff so not as easy as buying a kit and bolting it in. Unless there is a kit available for n/t? I'm just factoring in the $$ in a fairly budget build. |
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| Author: | sideways [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
I'm sure Joe will make you a set if you ask. Tanshi will when he gets around to making them. |
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| Author: | SierraDan [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
Wouldn't NT be the same kit, just shorter axles? |
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| Author: | jonno_racing [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
U going into making axels tanshi? Yeah dan 50mm a side shorter from memory |
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| Author: | tanshi [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: N/T rear axles, floater? |
hoping too once i get this stupid jeep finished |
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