The "Monster's" tail build thread

[java]

Looking good! Your wife has a damn good first weld too!!

 

[AZ_Ray]

Making progress

Here's my homemade custom superduty trailer axle




Here's the axle going under the frame, no leaf springfs yet. Trying to figure out total hieght needed for them.



Looks cool just the frame behind the X


But had to see it with the body on it, far from being ready for the road but it's a huge stepping stone.












BTW frame ground clearance currently is 30" and axle is 16" of clearance

 

[k9lestat]

Thats ************

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[Mark Harley]

Nice a matching Metric bolt pattern for all the rollers.
Looks good.

 

[AZ_Ray]

Haha, guess I uploaded to many pics at the same time to 3 different forums, used to much bandwidth had to pay for photobucket. Pics can now viewed in the thread, lol

 

[loren85022]

Dang impressive.


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[AZ_Ray]

Dang impressive.

Thank you.....your trailer is the one that gave me the idea.....and the one I've seen behind a bronco.

 

[frig84]

Love the idea and the build. I was just wondering how you were going to lubricate the bearings on the axle? If you were going to use axle fluid or if you were going to pack the bearings?

 

[AZ_Ray]

I am going use gear oil. I'm having
A shop build custom axle ends with pop out plugs like semi trailers have. Just so I can keep an eye on oil levels and quality.
Also going to install a drain plug for the whole axle housing.

 

[frig84]

Just curious not a bad way of building an axle. I usually have access to housings that have gone bad. Spun carrier bearings and damaged pinion areas. Thanks for the information.

 

[AZ_Ray]

Just curious not a bad way of building an axle. I usually have access to housings that have gone bad. Spun carrier bearings and damaged pinion areas. Thanks for the information.

It can only be done with a full-floating differential.

 

[frig84]

Right 3/4 ton or larger. For Ford's 10.25", 10.5", and 11.25" rearends.

 

[frig84]

I had thought of just putting a drain port on the bottom of the tube and a fill port on top, and filling about a quarter of the way up.

 

[AZ_Ray]

The trailer should be making progress here shortly.....everyday I've been getting Bowes in the mail or the wife has been picking up parts for me. Pic will be coming soon.

 

[AZ_Ray]

Here's the parts that have showed up, just waiting on another set of hangers.
The wife being funny.









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