Recent content by map450

Yeah spicer solid 1350’s. Greaseable joints have a time and place and in that rear ain’t one of em 😂😂. guy in the shop said it could have just been crap luck. Or whoever assembled that CV could’ve been having an off day and just didn’t put enough grease in there. It’s spit it at 42,000 miles.

Under a grand!

So pretty cool. Talked to them today. Ordered a front shaft. Will post pics when that is ready! Talked to the guys there. Factory aluminum stuff is .065 wall tubing. They showed me from ford. It gets some cardboard glued inside the tube to make it not sound like a tin can. The stuff they use is...

Yep! Axle exchange. Father son business. Super nice I paid cash so I definitely got a little bit of a deal. I do know the aluminum is 6061 and the ends are 7078. Gotta say pretty impressive for it being hand welded. I’ll snap a close up photo tomorrow. Too cold to go out to the garage tonight 😂😂😂

Didn’t have the diff rebuilt. Messaged the guys at the shop. They do make one for the fronts also. 1310 joints he said. The rear shaft is 1350. said they make em out of 2x120 tubing. Gonna drive on this rear one for the rest of the month and honestly if there’s no issues I’m gonna pull the...

Yes sorry. This one’s for my bronco. I have a 2010 f150 that I spit the driveshaft out of pretending I was Ken block. Had to get a new one for that truck also

Right! Almost too nice to go under the truck. Theyre the same guys who did the one in my raptor

Had some funny noises and vibrations coming thru my driveline at higher speeds. Almost like a metal on metal. Wound up pulling my driveshaft out and saw the one cv took a 💩. Appears some of the ball bearings inside the diff side decided they didn’t want to be in the cage anymore. Was never a fan...