Looking good!

 

Ooooo shiny

 

I want that axle for meh shiny box :)


It that one getting the DSG paint job as well?

 

Most likely yes

 

You should put some Lincoln disc brakes on it

 

4 wheel disk brakes or go home for sure

 

That's the plan. Idk if Lincoln brakes will work cause im doing 6. Lug shafts in the 9"

 

Guess you never planned on letting me know about this huh?

 

I see you finally got it apart! looks good!

 

I found a decent deal over on pirate, and im meeting the guy today. Set of 35x12.50x15 procomp xterrains on 15x10 black soft 8s with true beadloks. I figured 500 is not to bad of a price.

 

They should still work since they just bolt to the axle housing, you'll just have to get different disc's

Why are you doing 6 lug shafts?

 

Im doing 6 lug shafts in the rear to match the 6 lug dana 44 I have

 

What size dom should I use for my steering, and what size. Should I use for my links, and about how much should I get?

 

Got some good progress done today. Cleaned up the interior and started messing with the motor.
Got it 90% disassembled, and all the internals are looking good. It has an upgraded cam, and for those of you that have been reading from the beginning it is bored .060 over. Roller rockers, pistons,heads all look good and that makes me happy. So anyways I figured what good is a bunch of talk without proof?



Putting the motor on the stand:





Smooth. No scratches or scores so im happy:



And it is in fact stamped 060:

 

looks like a fun build. can't wait to get started on the inside.

 

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/2320489723.html

what do yall think? 5.13s?

thanks Troy.

 

5.13s is a little much with a 351 on 35s. I think Zach has 5.13s on his 44s with his 5.4. You need 4.??s. Depends on what type of wheeling you plan on. Rock crawling you needs like 4.88s, trails you need like 4.10s.

 

well my motor is bigger than zachs, and heavier, so idk i might get it, and run it and see what its like

 

Have fun in the mud, lol. Those tires are gonna scream. Of course the ad doesn't list a price

 

Naa im gonna try my best to stay away from mud. I emailed the guy so im waiting on a reply

 

Big is going big. Nice bead locks and 35s.

 

Well that's what I'm saying, the more motor you have the higher the ratio you need.

ie)
Ranger on 35s needs 4.88s

F-150 on 35s needs 3.73s

 

I disagree.

It's all personal preference and the type of driving you do and where you want your power.

Even with an F-150 on 35's, I'd still rather have 4.10's minimum, maybe even 4.56's. The difference you gave from 3.73 to 4.88 is over 2 more cylinders, is probably jumping the gun.

 

And to help you on the gears. I say go for it. You're gonna love 5.13's and 35's for a wheeler. Keeping the crawl ratio nice and low with axle gears like those. Of course the spool is gonna be nice, as long as he didn't consider a lincoln locker a spool, which essentially is a spool, just the poor mans spool.

 

I agree with Trev go with the 5.13's.