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So, did he just blow the hubs, or the axle, ie gears or axle shaft?
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So, did he just blow the hubs, or the axle, ie gears or axle shaft?
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see if this works... this is one stuck in south america
neighbors did the same:
That’s the rear axle shaft.
Not a hub or bearing issue, unless the bearing blew and caused a catastrophic failure. But you should know the bearing was bad long before. You’d hear it and feel it.
Either way way though, that sucks. But I’m not sure why that’s a 5-6 week repair. Unless it’s parts availability.
Weight, gearing, tire size and wheel offset would all factor in too. Maybe they’ll get lucky and Ford will give them one, but it certainly doesn’t look stock anymore,I think you’re splitting hairs for the sake of an online argument.. hahaha
thats an almost brand new truck driving down the road. It’s a bearing problem
Yes, I wonder how much the offset of the wheels on that Earthroamer played a part plus the weight of the camper in destroying the shaft. I would bed if it was a stock dually on 19.5's it wouldn't of happened.
Weight, gearing, tire size and wheel offset would all factor in too. Maybe they’ll get lucky and Ford will give them one, but it certainly doesn’t look stock anymore,
So looking forward to the future posts. I find myself caught in an inner battle over whether or not I should go with 37's or 40's on my single cab build. You can't deny how bad ****** that looks, but the question is how livable/usable is it as a truck on those 40's?
I would go with 37's. For as many highway miles as we do traveling to different places it makes me want all-terrains. Nobody really makes a 40in all-terrain.
Can't deny the off-road capability of a 40 though, its truly insane having come from a tacoma with AT's. But if I were being purely objective, I would probably go it with 37's if I was starting from scratch.
It's good to hear a sensible suggestion even if the 40's are way more bad ****** lol. I am leaning 37's for now and then 40/41's once it's retired to full-time adventure mode, maybe by then there will be lower gear sets available for the 2019+ 2500/3500.