14 bolt full floater

[dave96dcm]

I know it's big and heavy, and too wide, but shortening and ordering custom axles is no big deal. It's a true full floater with huge bearings, the ability to mount rotors inboard of the hub, bulletproof, and I'm getting one almost free. But it's 8 lug and with the diameter of the axle flange it's almost impossible to get any 5 lug to fit even with a adapter. So I guess the real question is do I use the lathe to make new hubs and since I'm ordering new shorter axles I can get a smaller axle flange and I can make it a 5 bolt pattern but it'll still be a big center bore, or is there any way to get a good 17x10 or 17x12 lightish wheel in 8 lug?

[cwylie]

I have seen them converted to 6 lug but I dont think 5 lug would be possible. And you want to talk about heavy....... the diff alone is almost 80 lbs.

[dave96dcm]

I also posted here if anyone is interested.

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=913930

[dontlifttoshift]

Good advice over there.

I put together the GMR floater for INTIMD8. Those are not oddball bearings and are available at the local parts store.

I know nothing of the rear end you are talking about but being strong enough for drag race and durable enough for road race are two different things. It will definitely need a cooler, get that spool out of your head, too.


Good luck with the project, that's quite an undertaking.

[69z]

I think what you are proposing is certainly doable. If you know going in you'll have substantial unsprung weight with that large center section and tubes.

I would plan to build it as a full floater. You'll need new axles,axle stubs and all the outboard hubs and brake units. Just make sure axles can be made to match your differential and to the hub.

I built a full floater AMC 20 for my Road Race AMX using all Moser pieces. The GM 14 bolt should be a piece of cake compared to an AMC! The Moser stubs are designed for a three inch tube. I believe the 14 bolt is probably larger, so you might have to machine a ring to enlarge the Moser stub to fit your tube. I had to machine the stub down for the AMC.



You'll need to do some quality fit up work and welding to ensure correct dimensions on the finished product. Depending on your usage you can also dial in some camber or toe-in if you desire. One thing about the full floater is you don't have pad knock back issues. Like I said as long as you can deal with the weight, go for it!

[358Mustang]

What is the intended usage? That is a good axle for a rock crawler or a heavy duty truck... I swapped one into my diesel powered f100..

Not sure why on earth anyone would want to put one in a car, it would just be way to heavy and you wouldn't gain anything... If you have the ability to modify that thing, and you want a floater why not just build a 9"?