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Sync · 03-04-2008, 10:26 PM

so, i was out crawling the other weekend and i rolled my truck down a 30 foot river embankment. on each bounce, i was like, "its ok", "its ok", "its ok", then.... "doh!" the truck stopped and the left wheel rolled away.

turns out, the outter cup axle broke:

so, since i was going to have to repair it, i decided that i might as well update it as well.

so i took off all these parts:

and added all these parts:

RCP Crawlers copper alloy locker
RCP Crawlers TLT CVD Axles
RCP Crawlers Super-Max Clearance TLT Aluminum Knuckle
Fat-Rock Stainless Steel Axle C's
Axial 2.2 Rocksters Beadlock
Pro-Line 2.2" Moab M3

i also removed the rear steering:

obligatory flex shots:

under chassis shot:

i sure hope to god that i never have to take apart those axles ever again. it was such as PITA getting the axels rebuilt; the biggest pain was fitting the axle c's. i kept having to shave the axle housing and the axle c itself just to get it over the axle housing. on the rear, i finally had to drill out the holes in the axle c to get the screws in.

but, it was all worth it. the drive line does feel much more solid and now the truck is comp-ready. although, it seems like comp-ready now-a-days also means a dig setup

i was hoping for more steering (i maxed out the EPA's), but i guess its ok since the axles are near bullet proof

Badd · 03-04-2008, 10:33 PM

good list of parts , now do this and make it easyer on your servo . also you want get slop in you Axle Cs . mine are MSD but I have done it to 3 sets of Fat Rocks . Badd's HQQD Rat

Sync · 03-04-2008, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badd

good list of parts , now do this and make it easyer on your servo . also you want get slop in you Axle Cs . mine are MSD but I have done it to 3 sets of Fat Rocks . Badd's HQQD Rat

well... i drilled and shaved the axel c's so that the knuckles move freely so the servo wont have to work so hard, but that is a cool mod for the axle c. are there any other advantages to that?

Badd · 03-04-2008, 11:05 PM

Just easyer on the servo . the Alum or even the stainless Cs will wear with the screw head rubbing agaist them . putting the bearings in will keep everything tight .

pantablo · 03-04-2008, 11:09 PM

SYNC-you want to sell your old internals? I stripped my pinion/diff locker.
pablo-

Sync · 03-04-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantablo

SYNC-you want to sell your old internals? I stripped my pinion/diff locker.
pablo-

IM sent

intimadationrc · 03-05-2008, 01:23 AM

you need to round bottom of axles lil better so can't catch on lips of bottom

03-04-2008, 10:26 PM	#1
Sync Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 77	TLT Update so, i was out crawling the other weekend and i rolled my truck down a 30 foot river embankment. on each bounce, i was like, "its ok", "its ok", "its ok", then.... "doh!" the truck stopped and the left wheel rolled away. turns out, the outter cup axle broke: so, since i was going to have to repair it, i decided that i might as well update it as well. so i took off all these parts: and added all these parts: RCP Crawlers copper alloy locker RCP Crawlers TLT CVD Axles RCP Crawlers Super-Max Clearance TLT Aluminum Knuckle Fat-Rock Stainless Steel Axle C's Axial 2.2 Rocksters Beadlock Pro-Line 2.2" Moab M3 i also removed the rear steering: obligatory flex shots: under chassis shot: i sure hope to god that i never have to take apart those axles ever again. it was such as PITA getting the axels rebuilt; the biggest pain was fitting the axle c's. i kept having to shave the axle housing and the axle c itself just to get it over the axle housing. on the rear, i finally had to drill out the holes in the axle c to get the screws in. but, it was all worth it. the drive line does feel much more solid and now the truck is comp-ready. although, it seems like comp-ready now-a-days also means a dig setup i was hoping for more steering (i maxed out the EPA's), but i guess its ok since the axles are near bullet proof Last edited by Sync; 03-04-2008 at 11:02 PM.

03-04-2008, 11:05 PM	#4
Badd I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South Posts: 4,064	Just easyer on the servo . the Alum or even the stainless Cs will wear with the screw head rubbing agaist them . putting the bearings in will keep everything tight . Last edited by Badd; 03-04-2008 at 11:22 PM.

03-04-2008, 10:33 PM	#2
Badd I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South Posts: 4,064	good list of parts , now do this and make it easyer on your servo . also you want get slop in you Axle Cs . mine are MSD but I have done it to 3 sets of Fat Rocks . Badd's HQQD Rat

03-04-2008, 11:09 PM	#5
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	SYNC-you want to sell your old internals? I stripped my pinion/diff locker. pablo-

03-05-2008, 01:23 AM	#7
intimadationrc Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: weather sucks ,mn Posts: 680	you need to round bottom of axles lil better so can't catch on lips of bottom

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