- Location
- Hartsville, South Carolina
who on here runs them and how do the round flanges weld up? How do you build them? Where can I buy the flanges to make a few of them for spares?
bj-666 said:not to flip the thread around but why buy parts to build one. seems to me most people that build them build them out of broke shafts they have lying around. if your going to go buy parts to build one why not grab a few front xj shafts from the junk yard and use those as spares.
x2GSequoia said:Just use 1" rebar.
CW said:Yeah but the toy guys are running 120hp 22r's I would like to see half the crap toy guys get away with running behind my stroker. They get away with welded diffs and 38's because of there weak ass engines. What toy guys vs what 4.XL guys get by with is a moot point.
I wasn't in the clearest of mind states when I posted:cheers:, but the guys running big power and well engineered rigs are most likely not running the square shafts. I'm running a doubler so my ratio is a little better than 50:1 its around 145:1, and I dont think I could twist one even with the 9920lb/ft potential of my setup I think my rear 231 would give out first. I guess it is pretty much the consensus that if it doesn't see very high speeds and you can deal with the potential vibes then run one especially if its just a spare.BrettM said:
many of them are also running 200-300:1 gear reduction which puts FAR more torque to their driveshafts than your fancy stroker and ~50:1
there are also many Toyota guys running the hardest JV and AZ trails, in fact I think it's safe to say they are the majority on those trails.
many have also swapped 4.3s, 5.0s, 350s, etc
your generalizations are rediculous and I challenge you and your fancy stroker to twist up a .250wall square shaft.
BrettM said:
many of them are also running 200-300:1 gear reduction which puts FAR more torque to their driveshafts than your fancy stroker and ~50:1
there are also many Toyota guys running the hardest JV and AZ trails, in fact I think it's safe to say they are the majority on those trails.
many have also swapped 4.3s, 5.0s, 350s, etc
your generalizations are rediculous and I challenge you and your fancy stroker to twist up a .250wall square shaft.
YELLAHEEP said:Let's also not forget that it's been mentioned before...... square tube shafts tend to grab obstacles and "walk" the rig sideways.
Driveshaft is upstream from the diffs so those ratios are probably invalid. just food for thought. :read:CW said:I wasn't in the clearest of mind states when I posted:cheers:, but the guys running big power and well engineered rigs are most likely not running the square shafts. I'm running a doubler so my ratio is a little better than 50:1 its around 145:1, and I dont think I could twist one even with the 9920lb/ft potential of my setup I think my rear 231 would give out first. I guess it is pretty much the consensus that if it doesn't see very high speeds and you can deal with the potential vibes then run one especially if its just a spare.
As far as 2" shaft with 1310 yokes, I have no idea. It might be time to just hit a pick and pull.