Chubaka's Ford F450

[WickedFog]

Judging by the silver, I spun a new locker. I shoved it back in to try out and it was still in neutral. Cleaning up the locker for photos to send to cen. Not even an hour of runtime.

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The lightweight locker is what I have and is aluminum. The other says metal. I'm assuming steel.

https://www.cenracingusa.com/products/ckq0216

https://www.cenracingusa.com/products/ckq0218

Open diff is going back in. Gonna see about the metal locker and go ahead and buy the aluminum duff housing and hd diff gears. There goes the aluminum hop up money!

To be honest man, I think you're asking a LOT of those small axles to handle those duals on there. I can't imagine how well the mating socket in the spool is machined, but there has to be some tolerance for the axle to slide in. There just can't be a lot of surface area there eating all that rotational force. Especially in situations where you're getting a lot of grip. If it were me, I'd use a diff with some heavy fluid.

Just imagine grabbing each rear wheel and trying to twist the axle til something gave. Looking at that, it really wouldn't take much.

 

[Chubaka]

To be honest man, I think you're asking a LOT of those small axles to handle those duals on there. I can't imagine how well the mating socket in the spool is machined, but there has to be some tolerance for the axle to slide in. There just can't be a lot of surface area there eating all that rotational force. Especially in situations where you're getting a lot of grip. If it were me, I'd use a diff with some heavy fluid.

Just imagine grabbing each rear wheel and trying to twist the axle til something gave. Looking at that, it really wouldn't take much.

I'm already thinking of building a custom axial based dually and chilling on this one. I'm too familiar with the twisting until breakage.

I might call glue some planetaries together like the traxxas 2wd. I might even try to ca glue this locker and axles after a good cleaning.

Regardless, the front drive is all brand new. In the rear it goes.

 

[Chubaka]

Back together. Factory open diff, and my hitch installed. I gotta shave my scale hitch to fit this reciever.

 

[Doom!]

Damn son! what wattage were your tail lights that they exploded?

 

[WickedFog]

Damn son! what wattage were your tail lights that they exploded?

He lives in Florida. They stole his catalytic converters too

 

[Chubaka]

Factory diff still working. Got the other locker snd aluminum diff cups on the way. I was involved in a hit and run. I hit it and dipped. Caught traction drifting and hit the dumpster area door.

 

[Doom!]

Factory diff still working. Got the other locker snd aluminum diff cups on the way. I was involved in a hit and run. I hit it and dipped. Caught traction drifting and hit the dumpster area door.

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That better not have been @Tunedfrog 's dumpster!

 

[Tunedfrog]

I claim one dumpster and a picnic bench at a BMX track I found in a little town south of us.
Oh, and lets not forget about taking my sister out at the ankles.

 

[Chubaka]

Got my rear diff locker on. The new steel spool seems to be working but I know it's gonna go at some point. Also added the copper head 10 in white so the black can go back in the 10.2.

Lights are almost wired up and I plan to continue painting the new body.

 

[DavidB1126]

Last picture, seems like you were leaking something. Or you.did a fat burnout and donut.

Ooo donut

 

[Tunedfrog]

Chub needs to be reminded this is for hauling not sending.

 

[Chubaka]

Last picture, seems like you were leaking something. Or you.did a fat burnout and donut.

Ooo donut

Get the tires wet outside then full throttle inside. She goes where she wants.

 

[Chubaka]

The steel diff seems to be holding up. These big deep dishes will hold leaves and dirt like a semi will a water bottle!

Thinking about getting these same wheels in aluminum for when it's on display. I am gonna get some more agreesive tires on 1.9 aluminum duallies. These are 2.6.

 

[Chubaka]

Between the locker, the castle motor, and doing donuts on damp and dry concrete in and out of the leaves and from grass to concrete I have found nuetral.

Time to bring out the axial.

 

[Chubaka]

The drive shaft I bought is for the front to link the trannny to the pumpkin. I installed it, flipped the tranny gears for speed and went front wheel driving burning up the street. I also installed my front diff cover. The diff case and gears I have not added yet. Too lazy to yank the axles out.

 

[Chubaka]

To be honest man, I think you're asking a LOT of those small axles to handle those duals on there. I can't imagine how well the mating socket in the spool is machined, but there has to be some tolerance for the axle to slide in. There just can't be a lot of surface area there eating all that rotational force. Especially in situations where you're getting a lot of grip. If it were me, I'd use a diff with some heavy fluid.

Just imagine grabbing each rear wheel and trying to twist the axle til something gave. Looking at that, it really wouldn't take much.

I learned this beast is best left unlocked. The spool doesn't like the jarring while being forced to spin for my pleasure.

My drive yesterday it spun so I was rear right drive. It mysteriously fixed itself for some drifting and donuts in the leaves and dirt. Today it was great on wet concrete. Right after I exited a small pond it went again.

 

[WickedFog]

I learned this beast is best left unlocked. The spool doesn't like the jarring while being forced to spin for my pleasure.

My drive yesterday it spun so I was rear right drive. It mysteriously fixed itself for some drifting and donuts in the leaves and dirt. Today it was great on wet concrete. Right after I exited a small pond it went again.

That's weird

 

[Doom!]

That's weird

Well look who owns it!

 

[Xraycer]

Well look who owns it!

So, is he a wookie or a weirdkie?

 

[luke66]

Both.