monster trucks

swynx · May 8, 2008

im curious, ne one know what kind of axles monster trucks run, its gotta be bad @$$ since there running tires taller then me, with all that power

is it a rockwell 2.5?

mhughes165 · May 8, 2008

swynx said:
im curious, ne one know what kind of axles monster trucks run, its gotta be bad @$$ since there running tires taller then me, with all that power

is it a rockwell 2.5?

lots of them run 5 tons now

swynx · May 8, 2008

holy crap, i didnt even no there was such a thing, WOW, that was unexpected, no wonder u never see them break axles, well i dont atleast

pillen140 · May 8, 2008

oh, they break axles occasionally. then the wheel and axle go tumbling into the stands.

97BlackBetty · May 8, 2008

I was at a show where I think Max D snapped the axle in half. Literally, broke the axle in half, right down the center of the housing! It was pretty freaking awesome.

pillen140 · May 8, 2008

they had grave digger at my work for a demo, it ran over a car in 2wd because it broke the front diff the night before.

wahlstrom1 · May 8, 2008

Yup, 5 tons or hybrids. I've seen quite a few of them break, have a spindle let go, destroy a gear set etc. 5ton may sound big, but throw 66's at them with 1500HP and your back down to d35 and 33 type setup. Somethings gotta let go eventually.

-andrew

pillen140 · May 8, 2008

i think they are upto 1735hp or 1425hp. i dont know the difference, but there are two different ratings for all monster trucks.

littleme13 · May 11, 2008

monster trucks run a zf axle now. some still run 5 tons but not the militarty type. the zf axles are a planetary hub type to keep from snapping them off from the torque and massive tires.

Toreadorranger · May 11, 2008

littleme13 said:
monster trucks run a zf axle now. some still run 5 tons but not the militarty type. the zf axles are a planetary hub type to keep from snapping them off from the torque and massive tires.

yea I was gonna say i was pretty sure none of the modern MT's run toploaders anymore. They are all pretty much planetary Tractor axles.

Evan · May 12, 2008

My Dana 35 would work fine for a 66 in. tire. My 760x joints with welded clips, and Jeep hubs would put the tire in it's place. :icon_rofl:

BLOODBANE · May 12, 2008

Yep, right into the stands....LOL

mhughes165 · May 12, 2008

would he be able to move, thats the question, it wont end up in the stands if it cant move

Evan · May 12, 2008

mhughes165 said:
would he be able to move, thats the question, it wont end up in the stands if it cant move

Maybe with a doubler and 5.13s you could slowly let out the clutch and creep real slow...if the truck could even stand on its own without the wheel bearings failing or the spindle snapping off the steering knuckle, balljoints sheering off, etc.

projectnitemare · May 12, 2008

Most all of the monster trucks use either a ZF or ZF based axle. 5 ton rockwells went out with the 80s on monster trucks. Yes it is correct all the modern truck with these newer axles use planetary hubs and a conventional front load diff like a 9 inch. The planetary hub reduces the torque on the axle from gear reduction allowing most of the reduction to take place at the hub. Heck I'm putting rockwells under my Ranger.

Matt

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