Locked rear gears

CBlake · Post by **CBlake** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:30 am

If anyone is looking to lock their rear end up for more trail traction, I'll give you some gears if you pay the shipping. I welded these and they are strong! The rear tires will bark at you on pavement, but steering is basically unaffected.

The only requirement is that you post pictures of you enjoying the gears on a trail.

Post by **moore_rb** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:01 pm

Ahhhh... The old "Lincoln Locker" Very old-school cool.

Alas, I have no interest in broken axles, hahaha

L60Boerne · Post by **L60Boerne** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:00 pm

I would be glad to pay the shipment. I'm in! I will PM you.

Rob, what condition would lead to a snapper? If it was never on pavement would it be a concern for you?

Regards,
L60Boerne.

CBlake · Post by **CBlake** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:06 pm

I have driven it for years with the rear locked and big grippy tires on pavement, dirt, and rocks. Luckily we have pretty tough axles on these old trucks.

Enjoy the pavement, but these love the dirt!

Don't forget the pictures, L60!

Post by **moore_rb** » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:26 pm

L60Boerne wrote: Rob, what condition would lead to a snapper? If it was never on pavement would it be a concern for you?

The only serious concern (to me) about running welded spider gears in a Patrol is that the axle shafts are different lengths, so they can't split torsional loads evenly - the short-side always endures greater torsional strain than the longer side. I'm not saying that welded gears guarantees broken axles; I'm just saying that they increase the likelihood of a short-side axle failure.

on the dirt, it's not as serious an issue, because tire slippage relieves the torsion while turning.

and, 100% guarantee- they will improve 4 wheel drive performance by leaps and bounds, especially in mud, and in severe off-camber situations that cause a wheel to lift off the ground.

L60Boerne · Post by **L60Boerne** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:32 am

Thanks for both replies. It will go into Command & Control Vehicle 4. Yahooooooo!

Patrolling off the pavement,
L60Boerne,

CBlake · Post by **CBlake** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:14 am

Going out today, sir! Don't worry about the shipping... it wasn't much. I'll PM a tracking number.

L60Boerne · Post by **L60Boerne** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:01 am

Thank you so much. I can't wait to install your gears!

L60Boerne · Post by **L60Boerne** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:54 pm

Hi Christian,

I received your locked gears and a copy of my book, Hunting Nambia, will be in the mail Thursday.

Thank you so much,
L60Boerne

CBlake · Post by **CBlake** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:59 am

You're welcome!

Can't wait to check out your book. Thanks for that!

60Patrol

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