lengel's TIII Omni GLH progress (used to be spirit r/t)

[Reeves]

Oh, and If there are enough that want DSS axles, I'm down to organize a group buy shouldn't need too many sets to get a discount.

I'm game.

[moparzrule]

I might be interested but I assume they'll all be L body axles for a group buy.

[lengel]

What about a custom solution that ends up using Porsche type joints on the transmission side of the axle? They bolt on to flanges. I've brought that idea up before I think in JT's thread. If you are talking about making custom spider gears, etc....why not look into this?

Sounds awesome! Just a little more work and money the I'm willing to invest into this.

All I did was cut off the yoke end and machine it down in a lathe to get a nice press fit on a Longer piece of tubing than the factory piece. I cut the existing tubing off the axle end and pressed it together, spun it on the lathe to make sure it looked true, welded it up and the rest is History!

This is the only pic I took of it AFAIK.

Wow thanks Rob! Looks and sounds like you did a nice job on that shaft. I think this is going on the winter todo list.

Anytime man!



DJ checked it and it is far from drop-in, a major tear-up. I think he's posted pics in both his thread and mine LOL...

Oh man how did I miss that! I just looked over your thread, and found where he described his finding. They are the same issues I found as well. I think as long as the ring gear flange is not hardened I could turn the flange thickness down and countersink the bolt holes to use flat head bolts. Anybody know if they a hardened?

So its a two part problem no matter what. If you simply created a modified gear and found room to machine out a cheap OBX OR went with the T850 style diff, you still need to source parts for the inners on the axle. Bolt ons would be quite extensive of a repair.

Well if the srt4 diff could be used, I would use the srt4 half shaft and srt4 inners as well. I did a short search on broken srt4 axles, and it seems like they are more prone to breaking shafts and joints. Didnt find too many that were breaking the spines off the inners like we do. Actually I didn't find any, but like I said I did a quick search, so I'm sure it dose happen.

[BadAssPerformance]

Oh man how did I miss that! I just looked over your thread, and found where he described his finding. They are the same issues I found as well. I think as long as the ring gear flange is not hardened I could turn the flange thickness down and countersink the bolt holes to use flat head bolts. Anybody know if they a hardened?

I'm guessing is sort of hard being a gear. maybe use carbide to cut it? What about the bearing and tailshaft housing?

[BadAssPerformance]

I'm game.

I might be interested but I assume they'll all be L body axles for a group buy.

OK, lets see if there is enough interest. So we don't clutter lengel's thread... all DSS GB inquires, please go here:
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/sh...-Buy&p=1063308

[lengel]

I'm guessing is sort of hard being a gear. maybe use carbide to cut it? What about the bearing and tailshaft housing?

Maybe I worded that wrong. I meant the flange on the diff that the ring gear bolts to.

[turbovanman²]

JT, haven't you broken DSS axles time and time again?

[BadAssPerformance]

Maybe I worded that wrong. I meant the flange on the diff that the ring gear bolts to.

...and I was thinking is like the 555/568 where the gear and bearing housing are one, LOL! It might not bee too hard then!

JT, haven't you broken DSS axles time and time again?

Only on 26" tires and enough force to break bearing backup plates in the trans... and I'm wondering if the culprit is also the leverage on the PS inner allowed because the length is extended in there without good support (see comment about adding a bearing to tailshaft snout)

[turbovanman²]

Gotcha.

[lengel]

SRT4 Quaife fit into a 568.

[turbo2point2]

Nice work man!

[Pat]

Unbelievable...

[cordes]

Bravo. Did you turn down the diff to use the stock bearings?

[Ondonti]

So where will the slippery slope of mods end at to really take advantage of the diff that can use larger splines?

[lengel]

Thanks guys! I still have to get some srt4 axles, and see how that will all play out. I looked up the axle seals for a srt4 and a spirit r/t on autozone, and the same part # came up for both. So it looks promising.

Bravo. Did you turn down the diff to use the stock bearings?

No I ended up finding a bearing that used a small cup diameter then the srt4 bearing. The bearing retainers still needed to be bored out a little.

So where will the slippery slope of mods end at to really take advantage of the diff that can use larger splines?

I don't know time will tell.

[Shadow]

Very Cool Bro!

So that's the SRT-4 ring gear we're looking at?

[lengel]

Very Cool Bro!

So that's the SRT-4 ring gear we're looking at?

No that's a A568 ring gear your looking at.

[Shadow]

No that's a A568 ring gear your looking at.

Tell me it just bolted right on!

[168glhs1986]

This is getting good. Im glad Adam isnt into Hondas.

[Spiritman]

Just something to consider. I'm not sure if it is affordable or not. My friends big dollar mustang uses a "slippery" clutch, much like a sled. So the car doesn't see full power till the rpm's get up. Might be something valuable for the big hp guys.