honestly it doesn't bother me which one i use, i have the 14 bolt and it is in the truck so i'll stick with that. i don't plan on going any lower than 4.56 gears so gearing isn't really an option and a detroit should cover the locker anyway.
really, how many 14 bolt shafts have ya'll seen break?
figured it out
i'm retarded...
Go ahead and tell us...as long as you didn't forget to grease them 3 times, we won't make fun of you...much.:laughbounce3:
Really curious, here. Do tell.
jmhines Wrote:Instead they elected to spend the money developing a new (kinda new, they took some pages out of the old Eaton's book) 1 ton rear axle cause they thought they could design and manufacture a superior product...and that's what they did.
I guarantee you that designing and manufacturing a superior product had little to do with it, cheaper manufacturing cost was the driving factor.
T Smith Wrote:I guarantee you that designing and manufacturing a superior product had little to do with it, cheaper manufacturing cost was the driving factor.
It's quite possible...and I'm no industrial engineer...but to me the finished product would not seem to suggest that
They could have just gotten lucky also. Both are great axles and any chance I get I'll give Joseph a hard time
601cherokee Wrote:Go ahead and tell us...as long as you didn't forget to grease them 3 times, we won't make fun of you...much.:laughbounce3:
You're supposed to grease bearings in a full floating axle??? I soak the bearings in gear oil before I install them.
When I originally put it together I had a few drinks before hand. Instead of putting the outer bearing in then the race I put the race in and then the bearing... I just assumed I did it right the first time and didn't even think about it the other times
i grease every bearing i touch!