Question about 2-1/2 ton axles

[hgs_notes]

I came across a guy that has an old military truck, 6 wheel drive that he's willing to sell. It runs but the tranny is busted he says. I have no use for the truck or even the axles.

What would the axles be worth on something like this? Seems like the serious off roaders are looking for them, but I don't really have the room to keep something like this around waiting months for the large parts to sell.

Is there any particular things I should be looking for on this truck to know if it's even worth the trouble?

[JimmyFloyd]

Try Pirate4x4 or ColoradoK5. They have more serious offroaders, and those get sold fairly often, so you can see what they go for.

[Jason M]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

I came across a guy that has an old military truck, 6 wheel drive that he's willing to sell. It runs but the tranny is busted he says. I have no use for the truck or even the axles.

What would the axles be worth on something like this? Seems like the serious off roaders are looking for them, but I don't really have the room to keep something like this around waiting months for the large parts to sell.

Is there any particular things I should be looking for on this truck to know if it's even worth the trouble?

I have a pair of steering axle's that I narrowed for a buggy podject, well that on hold for now. But one thing I would check is year of the truck, that will tell if it has the U-joint style shafts or the older bendix style shafts. Unless of course some one swapped the shafts at one time or the other.
Best thing to do is to cut the boot around the knuckle and feel for a U-joint cap.

A steering axle sells for 800-1K, rears sell for 300-400 hundred, guys normally run them till they find another steering axle since the factory turning radius stinks and most are welded front and rear. Or they get a rear for the extra chunk or 3rd.

Some of the 2.5 ton T-case's are air shifted and alot of the mudding guys like them better.

Jason.

[Mudder]

For the really serious offroaders!!!!! Those things are tuff if you are going with huge tires and lots of HP. Removing the brake drums and installing drive line brakes are the way to go.

[Psycho 86]

Jason is dead on about prices for those axles !! Plus the 2.5 cases are in demand !! Just post em up on any mud website (there are tons ) you will certainly get some offers if priced right !!

[Jason M]

A little off topic but here's some Pics of how I narrowed my set of steering axle's.

I took 7.5"s off the long side to run a short side shafts in each axle.


Made a line up pucks to fit the carrier jurnals and a another set to match the machined surrface on the end were the outer seals sit.



I then cut the housing and chopped 7.5'' off the long side.



In stalled the line up bar. Beveled one side and installed back up strips and welded them 100% and left the cover caps for a little extra beef.





Jason.

[71blksuper4x4]

Just curious on this, and sorry to the op of this thread, but are the 5 ton's worth anything? Trevor

[hgs_notes]

Thanks for the input on this everyone. Seems like all the pictures of rockwells I see show square tubes from the diff, while these are round tubes. I'm not even sure how to identify what this beast has on it.

[71blksuper4x4]

It isn't a m715 is it? Trevor

[Jason M]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Thanks for the input on this everyone. Seems like all the pictures of rockwells I see show square tubes from the diff, while these are round tubes. I'm not even sure how to identify what this beast has on it.

Round tube is an early GM version and really not worth anything to the off road croud. The are a weeker axle than the square tube style and the front axle needs a T-case that spins backwards unless you flip the 3rd memeber over.

Jason.

[msgross]

make it into a Bobbed Deuce...