Tech

It looks like Magna International has bought New Venture Gear and as such has taken over their web assets. Unfortunately, that means that it is no longer possible to get to the transfer case table that all us off-roaders refer to on a semi-regular basis. I've pulled a copy out of Google's cache and reproduced...
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The following table lists 5 lug wheel donors.
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Just came in from measuring some axles. Thought I'd share. I've seen conflicting measurements on the web - now I'm confident of some of them since I've measured them myself. A tape measure and a flat peice of plastic to extend the WMS to the outside of the drum was used in order to...
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The following are a couple of tables that have very good information on various transmissions. Some entries include casting numbers and applications
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These tables were pulled off the WARN web site. They contain a very good cross-reference of stock axle widths and sizes.
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For discussion, perhaps leading to a "manifesto" of sorts. This is just one of my "thinking out loud" exercises, I don't have anything personally in mind with this. How to build a "sustainable" off-road truck where sustainable is defined as "A real, daily driver type vehicle that is as comfortable in the bush as it...
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As part of my playing around with vehicle concepts I dug out an old brochure and some photos of a military truck that the Canadian Military was looking at buying at one point. I spotted this beastie in downtown Ottawa just outside of one of the Army Officer Messes. I guess there was a "shin-dig"...
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