other 2.5 ton axles....

[paradisePWoffrd]

just wondering if anyone can pinpoint what type of axle this is... said it was a 2.5 ton military.... i was thinkin probly a Meritor but not sure.... also any plus or disadvantages to something like this? TIA

 

[chromerunner]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................sexy

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

looks ~sorta like the newer axles they are putting under the Medium Duty 4wd truck I've seen more of lately..

Looks like it would be easier to fit/package than a toploader ??

 

[Rich]

downsides besides the insane loss of ground clearance because of what is certainly a 12"+ ring gear?

There were 2.5 ton frontloaders like that, and older ones in GMC trucks

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

yeah i knew that there were GMC ones like this... but they werent removable third i dont think... and their center section looked to be alot bigger.... From the look of the pic though, i cant say that you would loose a ton of GC with it (the center doesnt seem to be much taller then the knuckles)

I do know that it looked to have air brakes on it.... but i figured that if u were putting discs on it, it wouldnt really matter....

i was mainly wondering if anyone could help out so that i could maybe see whether these would be worth getting? (might could get them cheap, but not close so i cant look at them)

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

here are some more pics of the same front

and a rear axle

 

[rattlecanpaint]

MMM BEEFY!

 

[toyota231]

I may be wrong but they look kinda like a set of marmon harrington axles that come under the big 4x4 asplund trucks, but for some reason im thinking i was told they are 5 tons. I know tthe marmon axles have a dropout third but i dont think they are airbrake, but again im not sure.

 

[Caver Dave]

Have a look here... specifically the Front Drive Steer Axle. Looks like a strong possibility they're ArvinMeritor axles to me...

At first I though, break something and you'll find the disadvantage (as in you'd NEVER find parts in a JY)... OTOH, they seem to very well established, so NEW replacement parts should be available...

 

[91oneton]

looks like more than a 2.5 ton axle to me

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

well i dunno, but ti said 2.5 ton on the listing for them.... I thought that they looked to be a Meritor axle... but when i went to their site, i couldnt find naything about them other then they make steering front axles

and i know that typically the front loading axles in this size have little to no GC, but this one doesnt seem to have that bog of a center section on it... then again the crates that these things are in are 100"x36"x36" but hte center section doesnt seem to be much if any bigger then the knuckles

 

[91oneton]

the only other problem i can see is that they have air brakes

 

[rockmafia]

the only other problem i can see is that they have air brakes

So get onboard air, and a pedal. (just don't ever weigh them, and keep telling yourself there arn't that heavy)

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

haha yeha, but if you were to convert them to disc brakes like the toploaders, then you could get rid of all the air systems anyways

 

[nosnomis]

I could be wrong but they look like the axles that are on our FMTV trucks in my unit.

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

yeah they said that they were out of a FMTV 2.5 ton

 

[336wheeler]

Meritor/Rockwell made a 3 ton. Not certain, but it could be that. If its not that or another Meritor axle, the only other 2.5 axles I know of are GM... which that certainly is not.