Tinman22
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guess I will keep looking.
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I just found a cut with that funky s or z shaped leaf with no axles for 1250$. looks like its setup for mack axles. Listing says 44-50k. That neway is not an easy find for mack axles.
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Well almsot 3 months back to work and things are going pretty good. I have been trying to figure out what the easiest air ride swap I can use that will accept 50k axles and 5.02 gears. I don't have the time to go to the salvage yard and measure rear cuts and searching the internet isn't yielding much. I have been loading heavy to the rear and keeping the drives around 36-39k but its putting 60-70k on the trailer. My permit wants 23k per drive for 46k and 18k per trailer axle. (I know seems odd to me too.) that's why i want a 50k set for the rears Any thoughts would really help.
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I havea 213/218 book on the way. Probably going to need it. will a knob from an eaton work or are they different? I tried an old (round with side switch) knob on the 2090 and it didnt seem to be right so i put the orange glittery pistol grip back on.
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Apparently it's missing its shifter. would the 9's work or do I need to find one specifically for an 18? Even if I just use it as a core I'm going to need one.
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So the guy with the trans got back to me today and apparently its a 2180. Any thoughts? price is still 750$. looking at the ratios and rpm chart it looks like it will do what i need it to do.
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looks like '01 for the changeover.
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I just found one in michigan. seller claims its in good working order. he got the truck for the motor and parting out the rest. $750 takes it. Figured it was worth the core if nothing else. It looks like it was behind a cat motor. Did mack put mack transmissions behind cat's? Does anybody know when the t313 replaced the t2130?
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Does the 313 suffer from the same issues as the 2130 or did mack sort them out? Aluminium case would save some lbs. as long as it holds up.
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I agree with the mack trans being an easier swap and would like to keep it that way if possible. It looks like a t2013 has exactly what im looking for in the top gears. 6,8,10,13 are the same as the 2090 6,7,8,9 with a half split between them on the 13 speed. now to find one.
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thanks for all the ideas. Ill need to figure out something. It woul seem that every town I go through is at the bottom of a hill. Im good to go until i hit 6th gear then the rpm drop vs gear ratio climb is just miserable. Not so bad till you get around 70k gross. At 118,500 gross It takes a minute to get up to 55mph. Once its there it holds its own. Its just getting there thats the problem.
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motor is an e6 350 econodyne. technique dosent have much to do with it. In 6,7,8,9 when you run it out to 1800-1900 rpm (as far as it will go) then shift it puts you back at 1200 rpm. I know the "operating range" is 1200-1800 rpm but the sweet spot seems to be 1600-1900 where it pulls better.
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Im having an issue with the rpm drop with my t2090. When loaded with any more than 46k on the deck the drop from 1800 down to 1200 rpm is just too much in the top 4 gears. It seems like If I could split the top 4 and keep the rpm drop to half of what it is it would be easier on the engine. That 1200 to 1600 climb is brutal but once it hits 1600 I pulls better and smoother. Would an eaton 13 speed be a pain to swap?
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All done and back to work.
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Not completely done but going back to work next week if all goes right. Still need a good set of tanks and a few other things but its close enough for now.
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I was hoping to find a cutoff that would fit the 94'. I don't know if that particular model was ever offered with air ride. Seems as though I remember seing one at one time. Most of the cuts I can get around here have no carriers in them. So the challenge is to find a newer airride cut that will take my 94' carriers and axle shafts. Sounds easy enough..hahaha.
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Still more fun than the freightliner.
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Maybe i'm as my wife says "just being me". I don't like vague or questionable. I like definitive. My jeep 6 died so it got a 440/727/dana300/dana60/14 bolt driveline. Its never left me walking. Given the original assembly was spin welded and it seems to have all the innerds that make up 44k axles (at least according to mack) and it is definitely better than the trail fix it had before so I'll run it. My 94' has a bad trunion and We were going to make it air ride so maybe i'll use a housing from that if they are the same. Still better than it was.
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That spindle is hanging on the wall of shame. I do agree steve l. a pressed in spindle is what I wanted but apparently not available and after it was cut just inboard of the spin weld It became apparent why. Where the original housing goes from square to round is only about 4" deep. The transition from sq. to rd. takes about 1 7/8" leaving approx. 2 1/8 of clean round tube. In my opinion any insert is better than none but the axle fixer people apparently disagree. I guess time will tell. Maybe ill take a housing from the 94" r when it gets converted over to air ride and use it on this truck.
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Sorry i said everyone as that was not the case. I did have quite a few people say the would run it though. The original spindle was a friction/butt weld. nobody had or even offered a press in spindle As far as straight well its not. It seems to be measuring out .010 ish pointed down and square L/R.
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Hmm. guess i should have kept the 4" badly welded stub that everybody said they would run. The original was friction welded so no sleeve fit either. springs are 4003a's bearing surfaces on all four are 3.25 inner 3.00 outer with 2.27 id tubes with stamped housings. guess ill just keep my fingers crossed.
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Helps control the suspension during high speed desert runs. cant get out of low range without them. It really helps.
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Yup thats the new one. old one was crooked. antrim sent the turbo today. Should be here by friday. paint and wheels and its done.
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well he came and went and this is it. when he measured it it was 1/16 out vertical up and 1/16 horizontal forward.
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Same here. axle surgeons should be here anytime. When I get it off i'll cut it in half lengthwise just so we can see if i was right.
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