Recent content by Stokes

The last dozen or so Yukon gear sets I have installed for customers had patterns that where acceptable towards the heal which bummed me out from a strength standpoint. Much of the gear install groups talk highly of Revolution gears. I have no personal experience with them, but I would...

Mines not anything different per say from what has been posted here but a different play on thicknesses. I went with 1/2" UHMW under my Engine, Trans, Transfer cases with a combo of 3/16x1" angle and 1"x3/16 tube internal supports behind the UHMW. the main frame is 1.5" .120 DOM (should have...

No problem, thanks for letting me know 👍

Is the Front/Rear diff still around? If would you mind sharing your number?

I had some time around the house recently to tackle finishing out the exhaust between being Mr Mom around the house, we just had our 4th child and I took a couple of weeks off to let my wife stay off her feet. thankful! B231C402-4758-445A-857B-97A46094FC71 by Joey Stokes, on Flickr...

jealous of the tin roof, high on the list of things to do! that dual trans setup is pimp!

Ha! I was just pondering that a few nights ago, that with the thought of stuffing D50 gears in it with Carls bearings. probably a touch silly with the narrowed 60 there. ooh well I have time to ponder.

My manager was just saying today how I ruined the rig kicking the squirrel motor haha. Yeah I know your right, it’s no fun driving smart enough to not stress things. I noticed contact marks on the inside of the 1350 rear axle yoke reminding me that a anti wrap bar is over due too! I like the...

It’s a ford HP44

I gave the 44 a refresh a few days before a trip to Naches last september. I was going over items the week of and noticed my front U-joints had more deflection than I cared for so I tore it down and replaced the inner axle seals while I was that far. wont lie I was holding my breath pulling it...

Go figure I can't find the old rule of thumb for how much weaker a LP vs HP front setup is but I thought it was assumed to be ~10-15%, but maybe that's over thinking what I lighter rig needs. as in perhaps a well-built 3rd with a load bolt could be a good setup. Every now and then you see...

DF57A242-85B1-48F0-8B64-169396580FE9 by Joey Stokes, on Flickr

Modified my DBW pedal bracket for my old hand throttle setup. I used the old EFI stainless fuel hard line to guide the hand throttle behind the throttle pedal so that it can draw the pedal back when used. C8EC0596-32E5-4DA8-9B9B-200599B5789C by Joey Stokes, on Flickr...

We made the dumb decison to test out if my reworked OBW works while on the Con on the last day when my frend in the Green 4runner ripped the ears off his front pinon flange. while it worked great tacking the U-joint back in to finish the day, the internal voltage regulator burned out. booooo...

Thank you that's motivating has there been good discussion about comparing the strength of a LP 9" up front vs other front diff strengths like HP44 60 ect? I have dug around from time to time but I might have missed it. the current setup seems to be working so I have time to iron it out. I...