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Horton, driveshaft opinions wanted
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did you sit in my beard seats the last time you were up here?
Clearance for the surround that will go around the seats vs where the tire and shock will go. Also a compromise between where Sawyer is most comfortable vs where Bailey is most comfortable, also measuring the coolers we have and the coolers we want . The added 2 " will be beneficial.
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I'm sure you've thought about this already. But if you're sizing things for Sawyer, it's going to get cramped as he catches up to Bailey (size-wise). So I'd size everything for the bigger kid. In the long run, that's already a compromise, as they're both still growing.
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Tbi sbc is like a cockroach, huh, never heard that one before. Also untrue. I have killed a 3. Your not trying hard enough.
you should do that when your up here
Yes I have I can't build to fit the size I think Sawyer will get because he might be my size. It's also not like they don't have room .A normal sized adult ( 5'10") would fit maybe not being super comfy but reality if it is this is a crawler. It doesn't need to be comfy for 12 hours but like 4 or 5. And really by the time both of them get big enough for it to be uncomfortable I plan to let them drive as much as possible. The unfortunate reality is Kris can't go all the time and sometimes would rather not, so likely it will be me and the kids. They can deal with it if they wanna drive.
And of course the above reasons
It sat without a hood or air cleaner for a couple years. Anyone can kill an engine but the TBI 350s make so little power and the ignition system is so weak in the above 4500 rpm range it's a hard engine to kill.
I approve of this course of action....so continue onward and upward
Wanna get over your way sometime too, been a long time since I wheeled Boise way, but it was a blast
So allow me to preach for just a minute.
When everyone is fabbing stuff taking a bit of time to round corners, take off edges, and grind stuff smooth can make a huge difference in your fab.
Case in point. I'm moving my rear seat mounts. Used some angle iron cause it was simple and easy .
So when I cut it off I noticed it hadn't been smoothed or ground very well.
So I give you these pics.
Before
And after a couple minutes
Just a couple minutes and super ugly angle iron brackets become just ugly .
Gonna cut some braces to throw in the angle. Right next to each bolt hole.
When everyone is fabbing stuff taking a bit of time to round corners, take off edges, and grind stuff smooth can make a huge difference in your fab.
Case in point. I'm moving my rear seat mounts. Used some angle iron cause it was simple and easy .
So when I cut it off I noticed it hadn't been smoothed or ground very well.
So I give you these pics.
Before
And after a couple minutes
Just a couple minutes and super ugly angle iron brackets become just ugly .
Gonna cut some braces to throw in the angle. Right next to each bolt hole.
Cause big guys could fit better.
For sure! Come on over and let's do some wheeling
. Maybe we can get the infamous Josh West to come out and ride along
For sure! Come on over and let's do some wheeling
Oh it will be a weekend when Josh is around! I usually stay at his place when I'm in town
So I have been stewing on this for a bit.
My front driveshaft is broken. It's always had a CV joint up there. I have never bought a new driveshaft for this all used stuff. My Dana 60 has a 1410 on the yoke. I'm thinking going to a single 1410 up on the t case. I see no need for a CV joint on Horton. 1410 is for the angle capacity. I'd actually much rather go 1350 as it's cheaper but worried about the angle capacity.
This is a typical leaf sprung decent, dare I say long, travel setup. Am I stewing over nothing? 1350 gonna be fine or spend the extra 50 bucks and go 1410.
My front driveshaft is broken. It's always had a CV joint up there. I have never bought a new driveshaft for this all used stuff. My Dana 60 has a 1410 on the yoke. I'm thinking going to a single 1410 up on the t case. I see no need for a CV joint on Horton. 1410 is for the angle capacity. I'd actually much rather go 1350 as it's cheaper but worried about the angle capacity.
This is a typical leaf sprung decent, dare I say long, travel setup. Am I stewing over nothing? 1350 gonna be fine or spend the extra 50 bucks and go 1410.
Put chromoly shafts in the Dana 60, cut the stub off the factory Dana 60 shaft and use that 1480 joint. 
Not my pictures, but this is what I’m doing on mine
Not my pictures, but this is what I’m doing on mine
Put chromoly shafts in the Dana 60, cut the stub off the factory Dana 60 shaft and use that 1480 joint.
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In my moves somewhere my collection of broken Dana 60 shafts went away. That was my plan originally
Myself and a bunch of the guys I run with have gone to 1410 joints up here , a few guys with smaller rigs are still running 1350’s some guys have tried the offset 1350’s to eliminate the CV with mixed results.
I'll have two when you come up here and we put my chromo shafts in...my old rear driveshaft was made that way..but when it needed to be lengthened there wasnt enough left of the stub shaft to reweld once it was cut off..so I had to go back to a 1350.
Go with the 1410.
