As the two side gears rotate relative to each other, each wave surface climbs the other, causing them to move apart. One of Wavetrac’s claims to fame is how the differential reacts when zero or near-zero axle load occurs the axles start to turn at different speeds Wave profiles are placed on one side gear and its mating preload hub. Since we care about power delivery, we also opted for a Wavetrac limited-slip differential. Our axles come with a conventional 5×4.5-inch bolt pattern. One option we chose was to eliminate the C-clip axles in favor of big Ford bolt-in, 33-spline counterparts. Moser’s website incorporates an online configurator that allowed for a myriad of options on our rearend build. The 3.00 x 0.25-inch seamless DOM axletubes are welded in place, whereas the stock S197 8.8 axletubes are pressed and prone to spinning. The centersections are reinforced with additional webbing and material to make them ultra-strong. Made to accommodate both three-link and four-link chassis configurations, Moser can easily adjust the casting for either setup. Moser recently released an American-made M88 centersection casting that is manufactured from the same-grade nodular iron as the rest of its proven, cast rear-axle assemblies. Also, the fact that the S197 axle was the right width sealed the deal.” “The adjustability it provides, along with better freedom of movement and lower roll center, is a definite advantage in the handling of the truck. “We have had great success with the three-link on our other cars,” said Schenck. Mounting the gas tank in that position, however, caused packaging problems with our Panhard bar mount, whereas the S197 (2005-14 Mustang) style was an easy fit.”įord’s S197 Mustang three-link rear suspension architecture has proven itself at the dragstrip, on the road course, and on a drift course. This space also allows us to place the fuel tank behind the axle and below the bed, which gives a really good weight balance front to rear. “We didn’t want to compromise the ride or handling of the truck, so we left room for the suspension geometry to operate as it should. “The bed depth versus rear suspension is always a tradeoff,” explained Jim Schenck, director of R&D at Factory Five. Don’t be fooled, though-this little truck’s rear suspension packs a lot of technology.Īs with any pickup, achieving an ultra-low ride height always comes with a reduction in bed space. Once I'm done with my current projects I'm planning to use one of their frames to build another one with a Ducati powerplant.Compared with the exotic-looking cantilever shock front suspension we covered in our April 2019 issue, a solid rear-axle suspension in the back of our Factory Five 1935 Hot Rod Truck build may seem a bit underwhelming. Physically it was pretty fuckin small but still cool. I've ridden one of the mutant Buells and it's actually a pretty cool bike. Whichever bike I like best I'll keep and sell the other. Hope to finish everything within the next two months but I'm so busy we'll see how that goes.Īlso building a 250 softail at the same time on a joint project. That's what I'm going with anyway but I'll need to fashion a plate for underneath yet. They are pretty cool and come in a variety of setups with underseat springs that look like bicycle shocks. If you're gonna do it, a cool seat to get would be one from Chopper Shox. Got a new Evolution motor on a deal I did for some Ducati stuff so now it's just a case of getting it all painted and put together but still have a few more parts to get. The frame is going to be copper metallic with a reddish hue and the rest of the paintwork will be satin black with the same copper metallic, all old school stuff. Mine has black wheels with the spokes just like that first pic. Frame, swingarm, all the sheetmetal, bars and brakes with sprotor setup on the rear.
I'm in a similar boat but I got a better deal on my roller at 2200 bucks. It's still a lot of work but there's something about riding around in something you pretty much put together yourself.
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