Western CT group buy for 20ft of Axle housing DOM?

[sardo_67]

i am looking into many axle up grade options, one of which is building on a friends D60 center section. a 20ft stick of 3in OD DOM 1/2in wall thick is $530-$550 or so. i only need about 4 or 5 ft so is anyone else interested in buying the other 15ft? looks like it's about $30 a foot, i can cut it to length as well.

i am not 100% sure of the DOM wall or OD thickness yet just getting a rough idea of interest in the left overs. i ask because this isn't a stocking item from our metal place and can only be ordered in 20ft sticks.

 

[foxwar71]

60's use 3.125" OD x .5" wall DOM.

 

[sardo_67]

60's use 3.125" OD x .5" wall DOM.

that's what i'm saying, i am not 100% sure on exactly what i plan to get. i may end up going full retard with a RockJock 60 housing or..... just re-build the D44 i already have.

i'd like to know how fast or easily i can sell the left over DOM. also, thank you for that info, helped me out some.

 

[foxwar71]

I think you'd be better off buying another cheap axle to steal the tubing from to use. Find a dually rear axle that's blown up or something and use that to cut up and build a bastard axle.

 

[clean4drxj]

that's what i'm saying, i am not 100% sure on exactly what i plan to get. i may end up going full retard with a RockJock 60 housing or..... just re-build the D44 i already have.

i'd like to know how fast or easily i can sell the left over DOM. also, thank you for that info, helped me out some.

RockJock44 front and grab the dana60-2 in the nacforsale section, Tha's a decent combo..

 

[sardo_67]

RockJock44 front and grab the dana60-2 in the nacforsale section, Tha's a decent combo..

that Dana60 is in MD and i don't have the time to drive there.

i was looking on Curries site but don't see the RJ44?

 

[clean4drxj]

that Dana60 is in MD and i don't have the time to drive there.

i was looking on Curries site but don't see the RJ44?

I believe they have one I'm not 100% but as far as that 60 goes.. that's not the onlyone just search.. I'd hate to see you blow a shitton of cash and then want to sell the rig and findout you can't get shit for a built cherokee.

 

[sardo_67]

I believe they have one I'm not 100% but as far as that 60 goes.. that's not the onlyone just search.. I'd hate to see you blow a shitton of cash and then want to sell the rig and findout you can't get shit for a built cherokee.

hahah oh ya i know that. if this thing ever goes it will be in pieces.

 

[pajeepman]

How about a local axle building shop to get just the length of tubing you need, assuming there is such a place near you.

 

[kastein]

This got the gears turning in my head... I have no need for DOM this large but RuffStuff does half a dozen different fabricated housings already, so they are purchasing and stocking some sort of heavy wall ~3" OD DOM. They sell DOM on their site. I wonder if they'd be willing to put it in their catalog for sale? http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/misc...e-now-available-ruffstuff-8.html#post16938914

edit: it looks like they are using 3.5x0.375 DOM for everything the list tube dimensions for. Same tube OD as a D70, D60-1SU, and I believe the Sterling 10.25.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

as cheap as 60's are n these parts o dont see the point of building one from scratch

 

[kastein]

Dan posted up in that Pirate thread, they can sell 3.5x0.375 but would need some solid interest to get anything else in stock.

 

[kastein]

I was at D&D Engineering in Southbridge today looking for other random size DOM and happened to see some stuff I think you can use.

They have:
3.5" x 0.75" - around 46" iirc (d70, sterling 10.25, and d60-1SU use this size iirc)
3.25" x 0.5" - around 53" iirc (8.8s, other stuff)
3" x 0.375" - around 33" iirc (what you were looking for, except somewhat thinner wall)

And that was just the sticks I actually measured. There was more in the stack, probably at least another half stick of each but I only checked the first ones I saw. Asked for a quote, around $2/lb on DOM.