looked good dave, besides the drive shaft breaking. the in cab was awsome

 

Thanks Ed, I just want to see what it will do on a full pass for once

 

Guess I'm now 3 for 3 ... broke the shaft this time not the joint. still went 248' in 2wd

 

dang bud. your luck is goin change. you will go far pilgram if you can get the front hooked up

 

dave what gear are you pulling now?

 

4th low

 

Man that truck looks like it would be really strong if it stayed together, what joints are you running and is the shaft something aftermarket or not? I would make a new shaft for the front and put some bigger joints in. You can go to the local junk yard and find a old motorhome chassis they had dana 70s with bigger joints that fit on 60s and we make our own shafts up with them, we use the yokes from the 70s.

 

Thats the plan funds are a little tight at the moment tho. Making the shaft is the expensive part the joints and yoke are the cheep part.

 

I use the shafts that come on the motorhomes, I cut them to length put them on the truck with a couple tacks and spin them with a rod next to them to make sure they are straight, put a few more tacks on and spin it some more to check for straightness, once they are straight someone spins it while I weld it. Forgot to mention you have to cut just through the shaft on the end right where they are welded and the end will come off then shorten the shaft to the desired lenght the piece you first cut off should slip back into the shaft about 3/8 of an inch then you can put some small tacks on. If you lived closer I would help build them for you I weld stuff for pullers all the time and don't charge them anything, Garrett Shields is one of them.

 

Thank you for the offer, if it breaks this friday plan is 1410 front joint with a 1350 Cv.