"Welded Rears" on a Deuce??

[tango0508]

The seller bought the truck the way it is and has done nothing to it other than have it serviced regularly oil etc etc. It has no bows, top, drop down sides or seats for the bed.
This is a pic of the truck.
http://images.craigslist.org/5E75Ff5...75be4c158d.jpg

 

[tango0508]

It's air shift .......dont know about the seat

 

[SMOKEWAGON66]

Im by no means a pro mechanic, or a conisuer with enough rep to really weigh in on this, but if it were me honestly I'd walk away and find another truck. As someone else stated, there are plenty of Deuces out there for that price that are far better off mechanically then this one. This one is a good looking truck, but pretty paint wont help when you have to spend buku bucks just to roll it down to Fat Burgers on friday night. Just my opinion. If you like this truck, then offer 3G as opposed to 5 and tell him the 2 grand will be for getting new 3RD members lol...

 

[tango0508]

Well said. Looks like it's 3G or Im walking.

 

[hndrsonj]

I'd go lower than 3K. 3K should get you a good running non winch truck. I don't think i'd go over 1700-1800 with the axles welded and whatever else is butchered on it that you don't know about.

 

[SMOKEWAGON66]

Well said. Looks like it's 3G or Im walking.

Oh, I wasnt really saying its worth 3K...that was more of like an example more or less....kinda like what I would do in that situation.... Im not qualified to consulte on these types of things lol

 

[tango0508]

Thanks for your help guys I do appreciate it and Im gonna pass on the "welded rear" deuce and take another look at another deuce for sale online in NY.

Anyone ever ship a deuce? $$$$ or what. NY to south jersey ...... Its a 3 hr. drive at 80 mph and prob. 6 hrs. in a deuce.

 

[tango0508]

6 hrs. at 45-50 mph

 

[patracy]

Yup, you could spend another grand on that...

The cheapest way to get it home is to drive it back home. If it's up to the task.

 

[Beerslayer]

Lots of good advice ^^ think you are smart to walk from this one. Have seen plenty of nice trucks in NJ that I wished were on the left coast. I think you have plenty of great opportunity to buy a nice truck close to home and respect the restraint you are showing towards this one.

Don't walk, but rather trot away from this one. In that price range you can expect to find a ~really nice truck that won't need anything but some driving.

Good luck to you

 

[bearboley]

As Beerslayer said step away from the truck. Far better trucks around for that money

 

[phil2968]

Before you walk I would take a jack to one rear axle and raise it off of the ground and verify they welded the diffs.
Think about the work someone would have to go through to weld both diffs. I would not trust the word of the seller.

 

[doghead]

I was thinking the same thing...

 

[patracy]

Very good point. I'm betting the "skipping" he mentioned is just the normal travel of the trucks rear suspension. It's a LOT of work to pull a 3rd member out of these trucks. Even more to get down to the spider gears.

 

[Tow4]

Before you walk I would take a jack to one rear axle and raise it off of the ground and verify they welded the diffs.
Think about the work someone would have to go through to weld both diffs. I would not trust the word of the seller.

Put a chalk mark on the rear tires on both sides and drive it in a circle. It will be easy to tell if the differentials are welded. The marks will stay in the same position relative to each other.

 

[tango0508]

You guys got me thinking about this truck again.........the seller said it had "welded rears" which caused the tires to skip. If they are is there any way to change or fix it back to original set up without buying new rear axles?

 

[DieselBob]

Depending how they welded the differential at a minimum you would need to change the differential it's self.

 

[tco3129]

IMHO offer scrap price or RUN AWAY. Theres good cheap deuces ( 4000ish ) out there for newbies if you search. I know cause both of mine needed SOME work and the deals were reasonable. Good Luck

 

[michigandon]

Welded up spider gears= "hillbilly positraction". A VERY popular mod in the demo derby circle.

The previous posters in this thread are spot on. What other kinds of redneck engineering has this poor truck had to endure? I shudder at the thought and certainly wouldn't wanna undertake correcting it all.

 

[phil2968]

You guys got me thinking about this truck again.........the seller said it had "welded rears" which caused the tires to skip. If they are is there any way to change or fix it back to original set up without buying new rear axles?

It can be changed back, but make sure what he says is true. They may not be welded. Find out for yourself.