Axle Truss - Worth it?
Thinking about them, are they really needed? Which end would have the most benifit from a truss? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by jon-d
Thinking about them, are they really needed? Which end would have the most benifit from a truss? Thanks.
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I run a truss on my rear 8.8 and put internal sleeves in my dana 30 front both are from iron rock offroad
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I have the D30/35 combo. I do mostly rock crawling and think I put a lot of pressure on that front axle when going down a steep decline or if I happen to hit a rock. I guess that is my main concern. I am planning to beef up the connection points between the axle and frame and started thinking about axle flex in the pricess. Do the trusses interfere with anything?
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Originally Posted by jon-d
I have the D30/35 combo. I do mostly rock crawling and think I put a lot of pressure on that front axle when going down a steep decline or if I happen to hit a rock. I guess that is my main concern. I am planning to beef up the connection points between the axle and frame and started thinking about axle flex in the pricess. Do the trusses interfere with anything?
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
(Post 3526269)
Personally I would swap the rear with an 8.25, a dana 44, or a ford 8.8. I think any of those 3 would be pretty fine without a truss up to 35s, but a truss wouldn't hurt. For the dana 30 in the front I would do sleeves and c gussets because they won't cause any interference. As far as beefing up the mounting points, the lower control arms I would recommend the weld on LCA skids, and if it's still has both uppers the passenger side upper could be beefed up some, but probably won't be an issue. I have a dana 30 and it's sleeved and c gusseted with LCA skids and an 8.25 that's stock with 35s and they're both still straight and I do not wheel it easy
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Originally Posted by tinytrax78
(Post 3526398)
also on my Dana 30 I did the Lca mount skids and right side Uca mount reinforcement both I made from scrap 1/4“ plate steel those two you should do even if you don’t do anything else |
Originally Posted by tinytrax78
(Post 3526398)
also on my Dana 30 I did the Lca mount skids and right side Uca mount reinforcement both I made from scrap 1/4“ plate steel those two you should do even if you don’t do anything else |
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