i've been following a few of the threads on portal axles and would like to educate myself a little better.
what axles to run?
gearing options?
disc brake setups?
steering setups?
lockers available if not OEM?
parts availability?
anybody broken these, and what?
where to buy?
......
i know that's a lot of pretty broad questions but i've got to start somewhere and everybody's input is welcome!
i wish i would have learned a thing or two about 2.5 ton rockwells before i put a set in my chevy cause they SUCK!:flipoff2:

merc unimogs portal axles. they come with selectable lockers front and rear...
http://killeraxles.com/ had a full size rig in this months peterson equiped with their stuff... seems about the same price as some dyna rape 60s, but way cooler...
peace
Jw

Hi,

Having read everything over the last year or so I have come up with the following conclusions:

Mog axles are strong but like 2.5 tons they require some creativity to fit.

Mog hybrid axles are strong and cool and easier to fit but are crazy $$$$

Volvo axles are nice for more of an easy fit bolt on thing, but I don't think they are as strong as mog's and they are really hard to find.

The avalanche ones are $$$$$

They all come stock with lockers (except hybrids which would use ford 9in or D60 or whatever) gearing is steep to absurd (5.2ish for 2.50 in the diffs and 2.1ish reduction on JR's hybrids to 7.5+ in some mogs).

I guess for the 35-37 and under crowd volvos will work but for the big tire crowd mog is the way to go.

Ron

Originally posted by evilfij
Hi,

Having read everything over the last year or so I have come up with the following conclusions:

Mog axles are strong but like 2.5 tons they require some creativity to fit.

Mog hybrid axles are strong and cool and easier to fit but are crazy $$$$

Volvo axles are nice for more of an easy fit bolt on thing, but I don't think they are as strong as mog's and they are really hard to find.

The avalanche ones are $$$$$

They all come stock with lockers (except hybrids which would use ford 9in or D60 or whatever) gearing is steep to absurd (5.2ish for 2.50 in the diffs and 2.1ish reduction on JR's hybrids to 7.5+ in some mogs).

I guess for the 35-37 and under crowd volvos will work but for the big tire crowd mog is the way to go.

Ron

I couldn't have said it better! :beer:

Go to www.sierrarockcrawlers.com. Got o the bulletin board and lookm under 1 ton talk. There is some SERIOUS mog axle discussions. Everything you EVER need to know is on there. From where to get them to how to build them. You should have no problem finding info over there.

Dimitri

let me narrow this down a little:
i plan on running a big block and 40" or bigger tires.
thanks for all your input, keep it coming!;)