Why do most people choose Dynatrac over other axle makers?
P.S. Please don't post anything thing about high clearance, I know. My question is if their quality is really worth the price. (considering that a "shitty" D60 does the job just fine)
Personally I dont think they are worth the price but then agine im poor. I think its the name thing going on here. Sorta like I have a cool ass dana 60 and you only have a dumb cheap 14 bolt. but that is just my opnion.
Why do most people choose Dynatrac over other axle makers?
P.S. Please don't post anything thing about high clearance, I know. My question is if their quality is really worth the price. (considering that a "shitty" D60 does the job just fine)
I was mostly being sarcastic when I said shitty 60, but on the other hand there were those corse splined ones with 44 sized shafts. When compared to the 60-2 I guess those might seem shitty.
Is there a cheaper axle maker out there? Or should I just narrow a set? Narrowing still means custom shafts, gears, and a locker.
I was mostly being sarcastic when I said shitty 60, but on the other hand there were those corse splined ones with 44 sized shafts. When compared to the 60-2 I guess those might seem shitty.
Is there a cheaper axle maker out there? Or should I just narrow a set? Narrowing still means custom shafts, gears, and a locker.
You could check Currie prices.
If you have the resources, do it yourself as far as the housing/tubes go. Have the Dutchman make up or cut down the shafts.
Yeah, king pins are the way to go.
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin I hook you up on an Atlas you don't call me on a Dynatrac 60?
Unless you do everything your self I've found any of the people building beefy axles are pretty close in price. RP Tera 60's Dynatrac shaved RP 60's etc.
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin I hook you up on an Atlas you don't call me on a Dynatrac 60?
Unless you do everything your self I've found any of the people building beefy axles are pretty close in price. RP Tera 60's Dynatrac shaved RP 60's etc.
Well for all new stuff I think the price isn't far off the mark. If you get a used 60 and reuse most of the parts then sure you can save some $$$. What sucks about them is thier service. At least thats my beef with them.
i see no reason to buy dyna's in fact all of the old shaved ones are comming back due to cracking in the housing see they had the full 60 sent it out to walker evan i believe to shave them not like tera 60 thats why they came out with their new style. and they make them in 5 lug ball joint
i paid 649.00$ for a tera housing with tubes slapped 14 bolt spindles and 35 spline full floats cheaper the half of a dynatrack...
ya there is some work involved but its well worth it and ten times stronger
fawkkkkkk dynatrac!!!! they are thieves
Do you know what a TÜV is ?
It would give no discussion about danas 60 or 44 or 70, if you heard about UNIMOG axles. I have seen a Jeep CJ with UNIMOG S404 axles build in Germany. The UNIMOG axles have great ground clearance, because of a spezial construction . The diff is in a upper position, not in the middle of the axle. The sprength is very high. You cant distroy them. They have lockers build in.
I have had a UNINMOG S404 and I have pulled out trees plus roots with this truck.
I would build this axles in my XJ, but the TÜV would not allow this, they supervise eyery car of its technical equipment. There are no papers to do this, therefor you have no chance.
Now I rebuild my XJ with D44 and D60, if I could I would take UNIMOG.
ya dude i know exactly what they are in fact i too was going to build some 404 mogs but it not only would cost alot of money but i would not be able to drive at my regular highway speeds and the final gearing is 7.56 where the hell are you going with that even with 44's crazy so i will just stick with the 60's that i built which cost me less then 5 grand and the stregnth is more then enough i will never break a 35 spline full floater....
From what I know, they use a 100 ton press to put in the axle housing tubes. They then rossette (plug) weld them with a heliarc welder for better pentration. This is a better process than what most people use. Although I haven't heard fo an axle housing tube falling out.
They also use 1/2" wall axle housing tube made of superior materials than stock. This makes is less likely to bend an axle housing tube.
They paint inside and out for better oil circulation. The new pro rock 60 ($250ish option) is 40% stronger than a tera center section in a crush test.
All parts that are used are top of the line. A dumbass can order and come out with a well built axle. I also like that they keep all of my custom axle lengths, etc on file, so that I do not have to dig through my files ( I am not one to memorize my axle lengths). I also like that the front u-joints are not the zerc type (stronger). They are also the true spicer ones. There hi-steer arms are beefy and are blank. This means that when you order them you can have them do whatever you want for hole configuration. I have also heard that the center section is made of a better iron than other companies.
12 month warranty seems short to me, but at least they have one. I think that if something was going to fail, it would within the first year anyways. There new diff covers are bad ass as well.
Their brakes are huge and their disc brake shields can take a serious beating.
The final reason I like them is that you can get a 5 on 5.5 lug pattern and still have it be a full float.
Way
When I was searching for price I found that if you needed a farily standard axle and was not fiiting it into a custom type application that is was cheaper to go this route. But, if you need to replace ball joints (not a fun job), locker, gears, brake components etc and do not want 8 on 6.5, it is better to go with an aftermarket company. It is also very expensive to set up gears and a locker if you do nto do it yourself. Add in bearing and new seals with the locker, etc and you will have a lot of money into an inferior product----just my opinion.
hey way well i really beg to differ
the tera set up is EXACTLY the same 3 dom tubes but plugged made from a mold not added weldeding and cutting. as far as the other stuff ie,u-joint gears and bearings that stuff is cheap and a joke to put in.its not hard to do i know most guys rather a pro do it but you know what i mean.they cater to the guys who want big stuff but have no clue which is cool but for somene who has a bit of knowledge or who is frugal with money dynatrac axles is a definate rip off....
my tera set-up is a much stronger set-up the dynatracs and it cost half the price gears and lockers and ff shafts and bracketry...
Remember that there are several grades of DOM (drawn of mandrel--meaning that the inside diameter is consistant througout with precision). You have some valid points referring cost. If you were an axle guru, that can set up gears, lockers, ball joints, set caster/camber where it needs to be, have the ability to heliarc weld!, and have all of the tooling to do this. then you are better off building a Tera axle. However I really like that the engineeers decreased the volume of the diff below the center line. The center section is made of a high strength nodular iron that is heat treated. This makes it stronger in a crush test than a Tera axle by 40%. I know you didn't care about ground clearance, but at 1/4" more clearance than a 44, it is right were it needs to be. I like that you can still use a normal reverse cut ring and pinion (meaning it is a high pinion).Torq loads on their axles are 16,000 lb-ft. Any idea what a Terea is (I don't)? There oil flow system is top notch in imporving oil ciruclation to keep everything cool in highway applications.
The last thing I would like to point out is that by using a 100 ton press to put the axle housing tubes in, they claim that an entire vehicle weight can be put on the axle prior to welding!!!
Way
P.S. If you had a gift certificate for any axle out there (meaning that the cost was irrelavant), what would you buy??? Now, how much is quality worth to you would be my next question. It is nice to know that everything in your axle is new and high quality and not fatigued.
EDIT: Tj7, it is fine if we disagree, but I am curious how you backup your opinion with technical information. Opinions really do not mean a whole lot to me.
P.S. If you had a gift certificate for any axle out there (meaning that the cost was irrelavant), what would you buy??? Now, how much is quality worth to you would be my next question. It is nice to know that everything in your axle is new and high quality and not fatigued.
I'll tell you right now it wouldn;t be a Dynarape...I would have to go for a Avalanche Portal
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