Chris Tobin
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Thanks! Any idea what seth or micha's trucks weigh?
If i was going to try to compete in pro street, i'd have to go 2wd. Even if you were able to get to 4500 lbs, you still have aerodynamics and drivetrain losses stacked against you. For grudge racing, the 4x4 will be fun.
1/2" wall tubing? Wow!
I'll stick with the stitch welds for now. Thanks.
Ya it's beefy stuff, but I plan to jump the truck and run it VERY hard off road. Hopefully in some desert races once it is finally finished. And jumping with a 7000-pound truck would be real hard on the stock AAM11.5.
The axle tubes are pressed into the housing then basically riveted to secure them from twisting. I suggest welding the tubes to the housing to prevent any twisting from your torque and traction! The Dodge axle tubes seem to be about 4-inch diameter throughout where many of the GM tubes neck down from 4-inch at the housing to 3.5-inch the rest of the way and we didn't want to risk bending them in the desert. Since we were retubing them already it was a nobrainer to go 4-inch the whole way and beef it up by going from the factory 1/4-inch up to 1/2-inch wall tubes!
We also went with Branik Motorsports 300M double splined axle shafts to handle the abuse of landing with 37-inch tires and beadlock wheels spinning. They offer great products and can build shafts to fit any needs, AND they are VERY competitively priced. http://www.branikmotorsports.com/axle.htm A lot of pullers have swapped to their axles and have had great results. You should check them out if you haven't ordered your shafts yet.