Spool question
I just finished my truck tonight drive it for about 4 miles on paved roads I could hear the locker but didn't feel it
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shweet. so just my cad acting up then... time for posi lock!!! :P Also ordering a set of 33-12.5-15(same size i gots now) goodyear MTR's or mickey thomp's dunno which yet.. prolly goodyears.. right now im orsdering several shots of the good ol whiskey for myself... :P will report later hahah...
shweet. so just my cad acting up then... time for posi lock!!! :P Also ordering a set of 33-12.5-15(same size i gots now) goodyear MTR's or mickey thomp's dunno which yet.. prolly goodyears.. right now im orsdering several shots of the good ol whiskey for myself... :P will report later hahah...
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You would like to think Iam wrong and you can think what you will. Spool in the front axle a bad idea plain and simple. The drivers side is locked all the time and when you hit the go pedal it will want to veer to the pass side not to mention the front drive shaft will be turning at speed not a good thing to have going on. Front drive shaft wasn’t designed to be spinning at 70+ mph. Engage 4WD and you can forget about steering control without some sort of hydra assist and as the OP has already found out the stock steering pump and gear box isn’t up to the task and will fail in short order every time. Then you will start breaking parts like the stub shafts, axle shafts, u-joints, ball joints ect ect. Then you will start to notice your front tires wearing out in very short time. Unlike a locker that unlocks a spool is locked all the time so when you try to steer the axle will want to twist on its axis to allow the tires to rotate at different rates and a spool will not allow this so you start breaking parts because of the huge amount of strain put on the axle. It is common knowledge with the off-road community that a spool in a front axle is NEVER A GOOD IDEA. Google it. The OP has already killed his NEW steering pump and gear box in 20 miles or less Iam sure, just testing stuff out. Let see what will FAIL in the next 20 miles. REMEMBER 1.Research your project’s on the WWW. 2.Research your project’s on the forums. 3.Believe what you read in that order.
Shoot Hahns you beat me to it again.
We all know what a spool does. We all know the side effects of a spool. Something the rest of us know that you seem to have missed is that when used correctly, a spool will help off road ability in a huge way. If someone were to have a front axle engaged on a dry pavement road, that would classify them as a moron. offroadjosh does not fall into this classification.
We all know what a spool does. We all know the side effects of a spool. Something the rest of us know that you seem to have missed is that when used correctly, a spool will help off road ability in a huge way. If someone were to have a front axle engaged on a dry pavement road, that would classify them as a moron. offroadjosh does not fall into this classification.
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^^ thank you. now that im done with worshiping the porcelain goddess i can work on my truck=P Gotta figure out why the hell the CAD keeps binidng or just run down to our 4wd shop and get the posi loc able setup....
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Wasn't the CAD after all(although i WILL be getting rid of it..) Found out the mini spool didn't allow my inner axle shaft to go all the way in ther for not allowing the CAD collar to disconnect all the way. 15min with the grinder and 1/8 metal on the inner shaft and truck is on the road again=P
