kyle you jackass, look what you did.
09-23-2005, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by parish8
there are ways to fix anything, for the front i hope to just make a 2500unit fit and get some custom 1/2 shafts along with a e locker. thats going to be another $2000+ to get in there.
before i drop $5000 to upgrade both diffs i really need to decide how far i am taking this truck. i could just toss in a stock 8.5" rear with a locker and get my 9 sec run and then back it off a little and drive it, it would last forever but if i want to keep going with it then i need to go all out.
anyone have a stock set of 373 gears laying around?
before i drop $5000 to upgrade both diffs i really need to decide how far i am taking this truck. i could just toss in a stock 8.5" rear with a locker and get my 9 sec run and then back it off a little and drive it, it would last forever but if i want to keep going with it then i need to go all out.
anyone have a stock set of 373 gears laying around?
Good luck on the custom 1/2 half shafts. been talking with one place about using "conary cv joint" (hint more u-joint style). They say" nothing yet but in the works and about a year away."
$5000 to have a bullet proof drivetrain, sounds good to me. Then a guy would not have to worry about getting a little wyily every now and then.
I mean come on, are you really going to "back it down"???
Get 9's than your thinking to yourself 8's are not that far hmmmm. sponsor here, a sponsor there..............
09-23-2005, 06:30 AM
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i found a place that said they can make me custom 1/2 shafts. he said he can use 3/4 ton flanges on the inside and 1/2 ton stuff on the outside and make it out of metal that is 1.5x as strong as stock and make it any width i want. the cost was around $600 per side.
09-24-2005, 04:24 AM
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But still use the Tripod inner joint??? This the joint that make a nasty sound when it breaks, not to mention bad drivetrain shock. I have broken two of them(yes the 3/4 ton ones). I know of that place too. But then again on a half-ton truck may not be an issue due to lighter weight.
Good luck and have fun most all.
Good luck and have fun most all.
09-24-2005, 09:35 AM
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But still use the Tripod inner joint??? This the joint that make a nasty sound when it breaks, not to mention bad drivetrain shock. I have broken two of them(yes the 3/4 ton ones). I know of that place too. But then again on a half-ton truck may not be an issue due to lighter weight.
Good luck and have fun most all.
Good luck and have fun most all.
09-24-2005, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by parish8
i thought i hurt the motor a little on friday, it just wouldnt cool off no matter what i did. on friday it got worse but i was able to run a 10.5. on my last pass i thought i pucked out a head gasket but once it cooled off i filled it full of water and it seems to be ok. on the way home we found out the fans were not working at all. on friday they were runing but must have been spining prety slow and i didn't notice, i know they were spining.
now i have the fans hook up direct and holly crap they pump some air. that was the problem the whole time. my fuse holder melted down and my fan controler took a dump. motor seems to be fine(it took out the rear with no problem
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now i have the fans hook up direct and holly crap they pump some air. that was the problem the whole time. my fuse holder melted down and my fan controler took a dump. motor seems to be fine(it took out the rear with no problem
)THIS IS ONE REASON Y I HAVE 3 FANS.TOOK ALL THE EXTRA WIRES OUT AND CONTROLERS
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