New Axles And Rockwell Rebuild For The Trail Buggy - Xtreme 4x4 S3, E13

[@deanbartle1384]

Awesome buggy just wish Jessi was here to take us along with the project too. RIP Jessi Combs

[@bmstylee]

We all miss Jesse. ☹️

[@smaggies]

Great going with the upgrades, Nice to see Tommy so Quit 😀😎

[@tavianhorton281]

Tommy didn’t quit he moved shows

[@Mike_Hoffmann]

Tommy's mullet is gold!

[@bmstylee]

Tommy. AKA Bubba Boshers.

[@Darknamja]

The host is a seriously talented engineer. 😉

[@jamesandersen9024]

Great show

[@Guam500]

No way the legend tommy just said “Daym cuz”

[@NXT_LVL]

No one really knew how awesome Jessi was back then.

[@bmstylee]

We didn't know but be had ideas.

[@bmstylee]

Do people still use Rockwells? I mean there are a ton of 1 ton axles out there that are pretty tough as well. And you can get deep gearing between axles and t-case. And doesn't welding the spiders up cause issues with the heat treating?

[@jebstuart1323]

It's fine. The little bit of welding wouldn't be enough to do a thing.

[@bmstylee]

It seems short sited to me. I get the budget build idea for the pinion brakes, but if those welds break you're fragging your entire differential. That will cost a lot more to fix than doing it right in the first place.

[@LMG6989]

Yes welding does affect heat treating. They should have just installed a spool. Most 1ton axle diameters are 1.42-1.5in and are 32-35 spline shafts. Rockwells are 1.625in diameter and courses 16 spline. Way more robust. Advantages of Rockwells is square axle tubes make it easier to build 4 link, 6.72:1 gear ratio, and top loader help reduce strains on pinion angle. Also fully built 1tons are ~750lbs. Stock Rockwells weigh just over 800lbs. Once you shave the drums it probably close to or even lighter than built 1tons. Western Canadian Rockwell has a lot of useful info on military axles.

[@MrDeticus]

A bottom drawer buggy.... but it has Rockwells?! Not exactly bottom drawer. RIP Jessi!

[@もふちゃん-x9h]

The Trail Buggy is cool, but I would like it to have fenders and cover the body with a steel plate or FRP.Crew gets muddy.

[@WileE.Coyote]

What ever happened to the Isuzu crawler hauler?

[@bmstylee]

Are you talking about the Suburban Gorilla?

[@WileE.Coyote]

@@bmstylee NOPE I am talking about the Isuzu NPR that has Ford F-250 axles & Cummins 5.9 Allison automatic.

[@bmstylee]

@@WileE.Coyote hmmm. I remember him staring something big running on Portal axles but of the Gorilla I can't think of anything else.