Should You Upgrade To MRAP AXLES? The Challenges I Face 

It would be cool once you get it done if you could take it to Matt's off-road when his new tow truck is done that would be cool seeing them together

Adam….new challenge for ya…once you’re done on this project, add a second rear axle to the Stupid Duty for 6WD 😆

Love the new intro! Keep up the good content!!

I love watching your videos! They are such fun, and always give me a smile. And thanks so much for putting me at the end there and letting me help out with this!

Since you are basically street driving a modern monster truck, go talk to those truck builders to keep from reinventing the wheel.

The trucks ive dealt with, had limited slip lockers. Never was a fan of air lockers. Just would be more to deal with when in a bad pinch.

Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing more from the channel!

Brother you need to make some more movies or videos. Your really natural at this and love the Frankenstein Work your doing !

Awesome build i love finding Awesome RU-vid channels of fellow oregon rednecks id love my 06 6.0 build to be this awesome one of these days

🔥🤘😎🤘🔥 Anxious to see the building process and how it turns out 💪 love my 6.0 and need to make even more bad ass like this !!! Good luck with your build ⚒️🇺🇸

Adam, new subscriber here…ya fergot the first rule of Engineering….if it works, it aint stupid. 👍👍👊👊 Really looking forward to your series!

I can't wait til this is done, gonna be an absolute monster!💯🙌

I can't wait to see it finished 🥰🤠🥰🧸🦣🐻☺️💞 but I would definitely go duels front and back and steering front and back then you could always take the outers off and throw them in the back for the trip home or to the grocery store 🏪!!! I wish you all the best luck in the entire world 🌏🌍🌎 and hope you don't run into many countless and numerous problems just remember don't those axle wheel and tire combinations weigh a blank load more than the F 250 stock setups????

Love an update. This thing is BA man

Good to see ya, boss!! Glad things are going well for you!! Loving the Stupid Duty!!

Those are some cool axles; The Mertior MX - 23 - 810 Military Axle a whole mouthful right there...that's what she said!

Go look at PMF suspension. They make a transfer case cross member that allows you to clock the transfer case. I have it on my 2003 f350. Works great! It would be exactly what you need!

To get the dent out in the bed you can use a basketball deflate it and then air it up once you have it inside of the fender well

This is going to be a crazy build

Have an idea about you front driveline. if you used an SCS drop box laid on its side to basically re-align your transfer case to a center chassis path. If you are willing to remove the factory transfer case, then SCS can probably set you up with something that will work as well. Pricey but well built.

You don't even need a clocking ring for the transfer case if you clock at a straight 90° all the bolt holes line up and as far as fluid just add an extra quart and you're good to go. I ended up buying axletechs for my setup And I'm still keeping leafs. If those axles are 90 inches wide run the sand style wheels and you'll clear your leafs just fine. Also as far as the rear just run a one-piece driveshaft with a double carden joint at the transfer case. It completely solved all my vibrations on my crew cab short bed. Also be careful with those calipers even though they are bigger it might require you to get a bigger master cylinder to power them.

That’s what I run on this 👆🏼

may I make a suggestion based on personal experience . get the frame rails from a truck like your IH fire truck , build a copy using the dimensions from the top of the pick up rails . They are so much stronger and stiffer that that extremely light duty pick up . Take measurements of everything that is connected to the frame ., Motor mounts , body mounts , I mean every single tab . Take those measurements to someone that does auto cad . That frame is not strong enough for hydraulic steering and those axles and tires . Coil springs from a one ton ford van oh say vintage 79 will give you the lift you want . This accomplishes 2 things ,"it won't end up hacked up and butchered , number 2 you can drive your truck up until the end of the build . A lot of these neat projects end up in to the junk pile because of lack of planning . My truck was a Chevy with a 427 truck engine transmission ,transfer case , axles came from a 2 1/2 ton 6x6 and the frame from a cement truck . I was all the way done . all that was left was the wiring harness when it was stolen . Start from scratch and use auto cad way easier . With the IH fire truck you have all the major parts , So time for a plan

Just sub, I love seein those axels swap into something pretty sweet

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Just found your RU-vid seen someone post it on facebook and I'm a newbie

Late to the party, but the Meritor axles run a standard 10 lug pattern, It’s the Axletech that runs the 335mm pattern, (which is standard over seas)

driveshafts of tulsa 540 dollars shipped to your door in 3 days~ one piece double cardon joint driveshaft whole assembly's completely balanced as a unit. eliminates all driveline vibration.

Uuffff 💯

I'm pretty sure that a fully hydraulic steering system is neither legal or safe on the street. I think you still need a mechanical connection between steering wheel and knuckles 🤷‍♂️

Whats is the cost? I'm debating going this way. Thank you! Glad I found the channel!

Marmon herrington transfer case and front axles kits can always be put on your wildland fire type 3 rear wheel drive truck and rockwell front and rear axles can always be used as well and in the 1970s ford never made there own 4WD trucks Marmon herrington step in and it can always come in handy for making them and ordering them in for customers

Do it to a cummins next 😂😂😂

MRAP axles VS 2.5 Ton Rockwells? There are reasons that most people don't use Rockwells I just don't know what they are except the weight of Rockwells and possibly less ground clearance unless they are modified.

you could make effectivly a drop "box" like most monster trucks and stuff have. but instead of mounting it to the back of the transmission. it would be a smaller one with 3 solid cut gears in it and a spline shaft ran thru the yoke of the Mrap axel. putting the yoke back in the factory position and if you want to spline the input side with the factory yoke and you can use that. that would be the cheapest way to overcome that challenge i think.

What about a SCS drop case to center the front pinion and ease up front and rear u joint angle? It would fix two problems in one. Also, I would keep the leaves for now, and just lockout the rear steering. You don’t want to get overloaded/overwhelmed with work. Having the truck on leaves would be easier and let you keep the current steering while you iron out a plan for the 4 link and stack money for links and rod ends.

Gonna be awesome, brother. I'm digging your wheel set up, was wondering what size wheels and tires ya got? Thank you for sharing, man.

Omg I love this

I just got a set of axletech 5000 steering axles. 8.24 ratio. Thinking of putting them in a square body chevy. Fourlink and hydro steer front and rear. I’ve been watching you and matt.

This is still one of my all time favorite builds it’s got the 6.0 that everybody loves to hate the small lift and huge tires but idk after this stage your on idk if we can really call it the stupid duty no more lol two concerns I have for you would be one I’m not sure how much farther the stock t case is gonna take you and the frame really should get some kinda brace or plates to try to remove any unwanted flex but hammer down brother I look forward to the next video

Jason needs to throw some mrap axles under side by side lol

Shoot I'm just trying to get my truck running lol

Greetings from Russia!)) How much do these bridges weigh? I have a ram 2500 6,7, 2017, I immediately put bridges from a uniform without hesitation, the weight of the front axle is 350 kg, the rear is about 300, a suspension on 4 longitudinal rods and a spring suspension in a circle, the wings are clipped and I made arch extensions with a 3d scanner so that dirt does not fly, my tractor tires are Michelin 46 inches, Mickey Thompson Baja claw 54 inches and Russian-made low pressure 56 inches milking the ride through swampy terrain and deep snow! The clearance under the bridge gearbox is approximately 57-60 cm.

You’ll need a different transfer case. Might look at a gear drive setup

Couldn’t you use a drop transfer case to eliminate the driveshaft hitting the old pan

I'm not familiar with the architecture of the frame of the Super Duty in front but I would recommend pushing your front axle forward to gain a little bit of clearance near the cab. But with the frame being so wide on those I would think lifting it a few more inches would be helpful

What are you doing with the leafs, I might be interested in them

What is the measurement from center to center of leaf spring Perch on the axles?

I need this on my kodiak… How much for a set of those axles?

How will the steer axle work for rear when you install it backwards

Use 2 make a bouncer with 53s and the cat engine to match 🤣

Have you looked at the steering system from the MRAP to see if it ca be used?

wow that is going to cost a fortune!

Any updates?

"mer it or"

Where did you find the axles?

Is it good for that truck

Not to be a dumbass, and it definitely has a cool factor, but other than the ABS with a tone ring already present, how is this a better option than running some rockwells, which would give you better driveline angles and can be retroed with discs, probably for way cheaper?

Needs a 4ft lift

hope your not runnin 75 with them rears on it.

Here I am about to be homeless because the gas prices in my rural area are so high. But yeah… I can make it work. I can build a stoopit duty. No… no I can’t. 😭 I hate my life.

Better beef up your frame for those bad boys

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Where are you at on this build now? Or is it back burnered?

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