Starting my Klogger9 build...
Plans:
57" WMS
4.56 gears
lincoln locked
Ford 8.8 disk brakes
diff skid
back brace or truss
So...narrowing. The axle is currently 65" WMS, so I gotta take 8" out of it. The center section is offset 1.125" to the passenger side. Do most people take the same amount out of both tubes? Any reason I wouldn't want to take 5.125" drivers/2.875" pass. to center it?
It already has the late model big bearing ends, so I'm planning on reusing them. A possible problem is the tubes are 3.25" diameter and neck down to ~3.125" where the end welds on. When I narrow the housing the ends will now have to weld into the 3.25" diameter. Think I need to get new ends to fit the ID of the 3.25" tube, or will alignment with the jig and a good weld be enough?
For bracing- truss or back brace? I'm leaning toward the back brace because from my measurements the spring perches are going to be pretty close to the center section...making for a pretty short truss.