Anyone here familiar with Carraro axles? I have done some reading but have found no real valuable info.
What I have is a 6.07 Carrero Front drive axle. I know it is Italian made. It is from a Ford E-450 bus. These where front wheel drive only with a very low deck in the rear. This axle is beefy. It has 4" axle tubes, King pin knuckles, 10 lug early super duty lug pattern, double u-joint CV style axle joints, drive flanges & 5.13 gears. It is set up for 4 link with panhard bar & front coils. I have seen that Carraro offers lockers & LSD's for it.
I have read on the interent at Pirate, Ford-Trucks & several other websites. I am wanting to know several things:
1. How bad is it to get parts, I see there are carrero parts dist in the states, but do they stock parts?
2. Is there an easy way to convert to 8 on 6.5 lug pattern?
3. Any durability issues?
4. Can it be converted to vented brakes? As of now it has a solid Rotors?
5. Do they make lock-outs to replace the drive flanges?
I guess if I use it for a project I have in the pipe, I could source a matching rear axle from a Ford F-450 of similiar year to get a 10 lug rear axle. I am really not a fan of the non-vented rotors & would like to address those, also I would like to find a set of lock-outs, those are the two main things I am considering on whether or not I will use it. I have no money tied up in this thing so if it is not worth using, I am not out anything & it is a cool conversation piece. Yes I know why not use a 60 front & 14 bolt rear. Well I have several of those combinations around & I linke to be different. And just for a little extra inf, I am considering using this for a tow rig project.
A couple of pics:
Axle Tag:
Front cover beside a Dana 60/70 cover:
Carraro Axle spec sheet. This is a 6.07 front axle so spec colomn is the 6th row:
What I have is a 6.07 Carrero Front drive axle. I know it is Italian made. It is from a Ford E-450 bus. These where front wheel drive only with a very low deck in the rear. This axle is beefy. It has 4" axle tubes, King pin knuckles, 10 lug early super duty lug pattern, double u-joint CV style axle joints, drive flanges & 5.13 gears. It is set up for 4 link with panhard bar & front coils. I have seen that Carraro offers lockers & LSD's for it.
I have read on the interent at Pirate, Ford-Trucks & several other websites. I am wanting to know several things:
1. How bad is it to get parts, I see there are carrero parts dist in the states, but do they stock parts?
2. Is there an easy way to convert to 8 on 6.5 lug pattern?
3. Any durability issues?
4. Can it be converted to vented brakes? As of now it has a solid Rotors?
5. Do they make lock-outs to replace the drive flanges?
I guess if I use it for a project I have in the pipe, I could source a matching rear axle from a Ford F-450 of similiar year to get a 10 lug rear axle. I am really not a fan of the non-vented rotors & would like to address those, also I would like to find a set of lock-outs, those are the two main things I am considering on whether or not I will use it. I have no money tied up in this thing so if it is not worth using, I am not out anything & it is a cool conversation piece. Yes I know why not use a 60 front & 14 bolt rear. Well I have several of those combinations around & I linke to be different. And just for a little extra inf, I am considering using this for a tow rig project.
A couple of pics:
Axle Tag:
Front cover beside a Dana 60/70 cover:
Carraro Axle spec sheet. This is a 6.07 front axle so spec colomn is the 6th row:
