Recent content by FordTruckGuy96

Sorry, I wasn't thinking when you asked the question before. I am looking at replacing the drums and shoes with a caliper and rotor. I had looked into pinion brakes before, but the disadvantage is that they are really meant for offroad use only and I plan on driving mainly on paved roads. But...

I was planning on following the build thread found here: https://www.tgwforums.com/post?id=5154598&trail=20 I believe he is mounting them to the pinion input. Also looking at Gearhart Engineerings kits, I am using a different rotor than he is, as well as swapping the dual piston calipers for 4...

So I haven't worked on it further yet, but I do plan on working on this over winter. But what I need to do is cheat the calipers over slightly and I should have enough clearance for the studs

I am looking at swapping my 5 ton axles over to disc brakes. After doing a lot of research on this forum and on the internet in general I was able to figure out which rotors/pads/calipers I needed for the swap. On an old thread I saw someone say that instead of using F550 calipers that it would...

It is somewhat of an old school monster truck build, so I don't see it ever needing highway speeds, but most roads around me are 55mph though I would not be driving that in 4x4. From my understanding the T138 and T1138 are tcases from a 5 ton, and they won't handle the output of the 8v92. I will...

I am building a truck and am trying to figure out what transfer case I should go with for the build. I have an 8v92TA Detroit backed up by an Allison HT740 transmission. For the wheels I have 16r20 Michelin XL's and 5 ton Rockwells for the axles. Initially I was going to use a 2.5 ton transfer...

Since starting this thread I have been able to acquire the wheel lock nuts, the o-rings and new valve stems. I’m currently finding a set of metal bead locks before I get started piecing everything together. I’ve been looking over the sight to find the torque for the wheel lock nuts and have seen...

That’s what I was thinking but the guy I got the tires from said they had to be run with tubes, and I live an hour from the sand dunes so I might be airing down the tires if I brought the truck there

Okay, Caiman’s are they type for the rims, and thanks gringeltaube for the link to those nuts. Should I be looking at getting rubber bead locks to replace the tubes in the tires, or would I be better off running the tubes instead?

Recently I picked up a set of 16.00r20 Michelin XL's to mount on my truck. I have these aluminum rims for the tires to be mounted to. The tires came with tubes and liners. Due to the type of rims I believe I should be getting a beadlock and setting the tubes and liners aside. I was hoping...

I axles going underneath are 5 tons, with 10 lugs.

So to start off, I am putting 5 ton axles underneath a 1947 Ford 2 1/2 ton truck. The axles are non-air axles. I am looking to upgrade the brakes from drums to a lighter alternative. I was originally thinking of doing a pinion brake, but reading the forums here suggests that's not a good option...

At this point it looks like I will be going with the 6v53. The owner shows me that it runs and drives, and is willing to sell me the entire tractor with the motor in it. So I will be able to part the tractor out to lower the cost. The guy who owns the 8v71 told me hes been robbing parts off of...

I am looking at getting a different motor for my truck. It is a 1947 that has a flathead v8 in it. I want to replace it with an old two stroke Detroit Diesel. So far I have found an 8v71 and a 6v53. I know both motors are getting up there in years. I was wondering if anyone could tell me good or...