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Just brought home a 1998 M1078. When I press D button on the shift control pad, 7 is displayed.
Is the display supposed to stay 7 all the time as I drive forward, regardless of upshifts and downshifts?
Thanks in advance.
No need to stretch the deuce frame, my motorhome is only 26 feet. Another option is to put the entire class A motorhome body on an M135 frame, and transplant the cummins and entire drivetrain into the chassis. One issue still to be resolved would be gear ratio.
The Rockwell option is just one option for the 6x6 conversion feasibility study. I thought I had enough clearance under the Cummins with flipped oil sump. But adding the passenger-side issue to the equation is over the edge. Now, I think the "2 Dana 70s at the rear and a flipped NP205" option...
Ok, with the new info, let me restate my previous questions (because Im now confused). I wish I woud be looking at a diagram/photo of the axle. Anyway . . .
So,
1. If the FRONT housing center is offset 3.5 inches to the passenger side, And the input driveshaft is 5.3 inches (to the driverside)...
So, next question: what's the offset of the center of driveshaft input to the center of the axle/housing?
I assume the housing is at center of axle tube and the offset is to the driver side.
So from this link and the previous reply:
9.5 inches chunk height is for the rear axle
4.33 inches chunk height for the front axle (this is much less than I thought previously)
Just asking for confirmation.
Thanks
Edit: ok I think I get it, after looking at some pics. The 4.33 is the height...
Newbie here . . .
Can someone please point me to where I can get the ff info:
To start with, for front axle:
1. Distance from top of 3rd member to centerline of axle
2. Distance of the Center of spring pads
3. Wms-wms
Is there a Rockwell axle bible article here in the forums?
Thanks.
Then the way to go is with regular 20 inch or 22.5 steel wheels with 6 holes machined on them. Im confident the machine shop will do it for less than $500 for a set of 6 wheels. Then there will be almost infinite choice of tires.
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