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not completely sure yet. i'm not sure i can fit the 30.5's with the current subframe.

3.5:1 in the hubs.... 24:1 overall in the axles..... which is needed with 72" tires. i think i'm going to end up with somewhere around 4:1 in my transfer case, because i've got a stock motor.

here's a build thread on the mud truck.... probably a little much to copy all of it over here. http://chuckstrucks.iforumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=51862&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&mforum=chuckstrucks

ok here's the "final" product and a couple pics of them going under the truck...

so, i bought some of these planetary axles for my mud truck..... but they're heavy with a low pinion.... so i decided to cut them apart and graft the knuckles out onto a 2.5 ton rockwell center section. originally the plan was to weld the cast knuckle onto the 2.5 ton housing. i tried...

and here's the hitch in use...

finished.... i goofed up with the d-rings and had to clearance out the bed more than i wanted.

i bought a new tow rig and it doesn't have a ball in the bed. i priced a couple of htiches, but i think i can make one for cheaper. my dodge just has a piece of 3/4" x 6" flat bar across the frame rails and it seems to do just fine, so i ordered up a piece 41" long. and a 40k...