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Welp, no shafts yet. I’m out.

Probably works for me if my parts show up soon enough.

I’d be interested in running Saturday with you. Only hang up I have is waiting on the RCV’s I’ve ordered. They’re big bell 40 spline, and I’ve already installed the 40 spline locker, so I can’t just throw my 35 spline shafts back in for the trip. The dates you have planned fall right into the...

The side gear on the left is from a 35 spline Dana 60. The side gear on the right is from the S135 I’m using. You can see the axle shaft diameter difference.

That’s a killer color scheme! Black and blue has always been a favorite of mine.

Yeah, I wanted cheap beef to handle the 46’s. Found this one in Provo for $400. Factory 4.88 gears, 14.24” diameter ring gear, 2 1/4” pinion shaft, axle spline OD of 1.85”, lockable, formed steel housing…that’ll do. I had to get Stazworks to make custom double bead locks for the 8 on 225mm bolt...

The build, short list: Dana S135 rear end, spooled Super 60 front 2007 Corvette LS2 Th400 3speed Hero case 46’s on Stazworks 20” wheels 12” ORI’s 2 seat 125” wheelbase 102” wide sidewall to sidewall 5’9” to top of cage 20” ground clearance 5400 lbs loaded

Haven't posted for years here, but we went to Sand Hollow during the Off Road Games and ran around in the new buggy. I didn't do a lot of crawling, but we hit the sand hill climb near John's Trail and gave it a go. Went pretty well. Dad Filmed. Last video is a short of my wife squealing with...

The rear drive shaft is fairly close to its safe spline engagement limits with the current suspension setup. Be sure to pull the boot and check that after your modifications.

Good to hear that the rig has been enjoyable for you despite some of my suspension misconceptions. Also good to see the continuation of the experiment. I'm interested in the results, as i am currently working on a bigger 5-seater that will use the same suspension concept.

Used, came out of a 2005 f350 front axle. Looks to be in good shape. Worthless to me but I figured I would see if this is of use to anyone before I throw it away.

Ok, I had my pattern, but afterward I realized I had forgotten to set pinion bearing pre-load. So I had my pinion nut fairly tight and therefore my pinion bearings squeezed pretty tight into their races (no pre-load shims installed yet). After setting up the pinion bearing pre-load tonight...

I remember that day. The Dragonfly was a lot of fun, but I wanted to step it up a little with this build to be able to go a little faster through the bumps. My wife has named this one the "Phantom". Somehow the colors remind her of the Phantom of the Opera :confused:. Never seen it. She...

Fit almost perfectly. Didn't have to change backlash at all (whew!), just pinion depth and I had my pattern.

Almost. But "Almost" with a family and work and a baby due shortly could mean another month. Front ring and pinion went in today. Just need a pcm reprogram and driveshafts and she should leave the shop for the first time.

New G2 ring gear arrived. It's about .210" thicker than the SVL one I just sent back. Should work. The SVL one I returned was .135" thicker than the factory one I removed, but still too thin to work with a 3 series carrier. Weird. Wonder if they sell many of those:p

Even if the speed thing doesn't work out, I still like having the upper links where they are because they are totally out of the way of my up travel, whereas upper links normally start hitting stuff when they come up too far. This whole up travel thing still allows for soft springs without...

The part number on the ring gear is 2020852. That is the part number I ordered. If you Google SVL-2020852 you get a description of what I'm after: 5.38 ring and pinion for reverse rotation dana 60 compatible with a 4.10 and numerically lower carrier. Doesn't fit, though. I'm using a 4.10 and...

The 5.38 ring gear is quite a bit thicker than the 3.73 ring gear, but not thick enough. I have a 3 series carrier (4.10 and numerically lower). It's almost like the 5.38 ring gear is an attempted thick gear that is still too thin. I've heard of people using a ring gear spacer but I don't...

The carrier is a 4.10 and down carrier. 3.73 gears came off it. I checked the part number on multiple sites and it comes up as compatible with the carrier i' m using, even though there's no "T" at the end of the part number.