Scott's Patrol Progress

[uglyota]

Not interested in building your own? Find whatever that desirable center is (a la flemco), DOM tubes, etc. Though it probbably wouldn't take much fabbing before $330 starts to look like a pretty sweet deal

[tigweld]

I like the spidertrax or ballistic equally, but this is what I would really like if I was ballin' http://www.dirt-tech.com/tp_pro_seri...e_housings.htm

[J Cooper]

i like the ballistic

[redcagepatrol]

Spidertrax has free shipping till Christmas. $60 for Ballistic - and I would pay the extra $99 for the 3/8" drilled and tapped face.

[Graystroke]

I like the spidertrax or ballistic equally, but this is what I would really like if I was ballin' http://www.dirt-tech.com/tp_pro_seri...e_housings.htm

looks like the same **** you can build/ have built...

[Jackasic]

i like the spidertrax. Odd question of the day, can you use the center section out of a Rockwell and put it in a housing similar to this?

[tigweld]

avalanche made a sheetmetal housing with a 2.5t chunk for a while, wierd set-up though as it also had balljoint 60 outers.

[redcagepatrol]

So, I have a problem, looking for suggestions...
I want to run the TrueHi9 in the rear - so I don't have to worry about hitting the driveshaft, and can get rid of the CV. (Toyota output is high up)

I am currently running 4:10 gears with 37" tires but plan on runing ~42" tires in the future.

The TrueHi9 comes in 4.57, 4.86, 5.14, & 5.38
My Front Toyota High Pinion comes in 4.56, 4.88, & 5.29

Once I put the third member into the rear axle, I don't ever plan on taking it out again - so no temporary gear swap.

TrueHi9 doesn't reccomend the 5.38 / 5.29 combo but says that some customers say it works fine.

What do ya'll think? Just go for it? Don't worry about the ratio difference?

[tigweld]

I'd go 4.88 and 4.86 give your front pinion a little more beef for 42"s

[redcagepatrol]

I'd go 4.88 and 4.86 give your front pinion a little more beef for 42"s

TrueHi9 says that the higher the ratio (for a high pinion), the stronger the gear set. They have a pretty big section on their website explaining why the reverse cut gears are stonger in the higher ratios rather than weaker.
http://www.truehi9.com/gears2.html

I don't know if that applies the the Toyota stuff also, but from the theory they use, it should.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

What is your crawl speed now and what is swapping to the 42"s going to do to it.

You will be gaining about 13% more speed when you upsize your combo meal like that. I know you have some pretty good gearing in it now, but without going lower will the bigger meats make enough of a difference to you?

[redcagepatrol]

my only problem right now is that I have to drive in 2wd Low to drive on the street for acceptable progress... - I'd like it to have a little more power in 2wd high... If I go to bigger tires, 2wd high will be completly out of the question.

[Fredo]

This kids...is why 4cyl engines suck.

[RCcola55]

Ide say 5.14, if strength is ever an issue look into cyro treating the gear set

[J Cooper]

sounds like you need a bigger motor

when i say bigger it, i mean at least bigger than your wifes