Recent content by nicholasktu

The tires and wheels might be more expensive than all three ARBs lol. But I like the original tires, readily available as well. I will be removing the dif center sections on all three to replace bearings and seals anyway.

I have a bone stock M35A2 that I use around the farm for hauling brush, firewood, etc. How would putting ARB lockers on the back axles and a detroit locker on the front work? I've seen some say a detroit ratchet locker is fine on a front axle because when the transfer case is disengaged it lets...

While its massive overkill, I'd love to have air lockers on all three axles, it would be unstoppable lol

how well do the Grizzly ratchet lockers work? I always thought they'd be too intrusive and hard on the driveline compared to an air locker that you can leave in open most of the time. Also, I assume you can't put a Grizzly locker on the front axle

They wouldn't work on the rear axles, no steering knuckle. But the rear axles aren't the problem, plenty of options out there for the fixed Rockwell axles, and its easy to make those brackets. The air lockers aren't necessary but I don't want open difs. I'd prefer to put something like Tru-tracs...

But I might just put all new wheel cylinders on with new pads and call it good. I won't use the truck for much hauling or highway use, just around the farm. And its not going to get many miles. The only thing I definitely want to do is power steering and air lockers for at least the rear axles

I still want to do the 15" kit like Hank did but I'll need time for designing the brackets. If I can find a scrap front axle that would help a lot for getting it mocked up.

Are you happy with the Boyce kit? I though it looked a little undersized for the size of the truck.

I know Black Rock Fab and a member here (steve6x6x6) have made the brackets but both either disposed of the drawings or won't sell for liability reasons. I can design them since mechanical design is what I do for a living but its frustrating that its been done before but treated like a great secret.

Its Gearhart Engineering, he is still making the 15" kit. Its expensive though, and he's not selling many anymore. I want to design my own kit because the fab shops others used won't make them and got rid of the drawings.

Only option for front disc brakes is the Boyce kit. I tried getting drawings from Black Rock Fab but they don't have any drawings either. There is a 15" conversion kit but it doesn't fit stock wheels.

Looks like I'll be keeping the drums, most disc brake kits aren't made to fit the stock wheels. The brackets used in Hank's Deuce project are no longer available, that fab company isn't doing truck parts anymore. With new wheel cylinders, master cylinder and booster I should be fine for normal...

Are new wheel cylinders reliable? Or do they often start leaking like old ones?

If I can find good reliable new manufacture wheel cylinders I might do that, it has a new master cylinder and booster on it (single channel).

Starts instantly even when cold, shifts great, even the parking brake works great.