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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: wildwood on May 22, 2010, 10:02:07 PM

Title: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: wildwood on May 22, 2010, 10:02:07 PM

OK..... we want stronger than a dana 25 and 41 rear......or  even a low spline count 44 rear......

I have been having an anorak and a few people that I have read posts of  AUS I think mentioned Asia Rocsta as having Dana axles that will fit a flattie and be similar in width (within 2-3 inches I'd guess) anyone know anything about this??

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: Bubba on May 22, 2010, 10:14:10 PM

m38 mc ?

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: Bubba on May 22, 2010, 10:15:29 PM

i would just go mindy 44s bolt strait in there

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: wildwood on May 23, 2010, 01:06:54 AM

my anorak hunting seems to point me in the mindy direction as well ..............

What am I doing I hear you ask (or not)

Got a longing for a flat fender and have eyes on a dismantled M38 (military CJ3a) from 1952 thats in bits........

Also another thought... a view down the chassis seems to me its parallel  all the way down which means an easier chassis fab project with 60mm x 100mm box section of a 3mm thickness flavour to lengthen chasis for wrangler springs and not have to box the old 60 year old C-channel and extend it..... :icon_twisted:

just a thought :icon_biggrin:

I'll just stand back and wait for the resto crew to hate me :icon_twisted: 

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: Bubba on May 23, 2010, 06:47:38 AM

fuck them they have enough better than new jeeps  to drool over

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: Bubba on May 23, 2010, 07:06:56 AM

that said although the m38mc is the less regarded and generally cheapest military flat fender it is statistically the rarest yet it is the toughest

no one would shed a tear over a mindy

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: xr6jeeper on May 23, 2010, 10:18:19 AM

I was thinking of using the axles outa 1980 s daihatsu f50, they look like dana , strong as feck, the 82 onwards has disc brakes up front, mine did  :017:

Geoff.

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: Bubba on May 23, 2010, 11:11:43 AM

if i know them pesky japs they may well be identical till you want parts odd size bearings made  of aluminunobtanable

Title: Re: M38 or flat fender axles
Post by: wildwood on May 23, 2010, 11:27:36 AM

Difinitive anorak trawling needed, I think. What confuses me is all these alternative source Jap vehicles have different names in different countries

Here's another anomaly ...maybe?  Have it on very good authority that the CJ3b (high hood that became the KND Mahindra) can be cut to CJ3A proportions cos the cut lines are indented on the bulkhead/skuttle, seems like Jeep just added a piece!

Question is, do those indent/cut lines exist on the Mahindra? :icon_twisted: