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[alex e]

Searching through the rigs at Proffitt's and I have always wondered what the Rockwell axle disc brake is for.....
http://www.proffittscruisers.com/012307_photos/rock crawlers/greencrawler_gallery/pages/new 094.html

and what's with the inverted t-case, etc. attached.....

http://www.proffittscruisers.com/01...ers/chadcopper_gallery/pages/misc 10 001.html


What can I read up on to understand these setups better? THANKS!

 

[chibo]

I don't know much about what you've presented here to tell you anything with certainty so I'll go ahead and point you in the right direction while you wait for someone to lay it all out for you.
Enter the following as searches at pirate4x4.com

Rockwell axle disc brake keywords: Rockwell pinion brake - http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157600&highlight=rockwell+pinion+brake - Quick thread for basic info.
Inverted tcase keywords: Toploader, Rockwell

 

[hlb3]

The pinion brake is what most people use for brakes on Rocks, just run one brake on the pinion rather than at the hubs.

The second pic, that is just the Rockwell carrier/3rd member.

 

[MUCHADO]

Pinion brakes do the braking BEFORE the gearing reduction from the differentials which on Rockwells is like 7.something I believe... And those are top loader axles--which is what you're probably refering to as inverted.

 

[alex e]

Oh no......now I want 2.5 Rockwells under my 40. Sheeeeeiiiiit those are frigging cool! I will not be able to sleep until I have a set. Oh well, might as well chuck that 2F and find me something bigger...................I can see it now, turn my 40 into a buggy since I'd spend the same on those Rockwells and big ol' tires + suspension as buying a 3/4 steel tub and then getting it painted. Guess I should start learning tube bending too. My wife is just gonna love this!

 

[Eskimo]

Oh no......now I want 2.5 Rockwells under my 40. Sheeeeeiiiiit those are frigging cool! I will not be able to sleep until I have a set. Oh well, might as well chuck that 2F and find me something bigger...................I can see it now, turn my 40 into a buggy since I'd spend the same on those Rockwells and big ol' tires + suspension as buying a 3/4 steel tub and then getting it painted. Guess I should start learning tube bending too. My wife is just gonna love this!

Hey! Get out of my brain!!

They are neat axles.. heavy as all hell, but very confidence inspiring.

The top-loader makes for better driveshaft angles (not to mention clearance, no more candy-canes on the shaft), and the pinion brakes are VERY effective, they just heat up fast, since at 10mph, the rotor is spinning as fast as a wheel-mounted rotor does at 67.2mph.

Holy crap, thinking about that now... when I am doing 50 mph, that rotor is going the same as... 336mph Yikes! I may just have to block off 95% of the fluid to that rotor when street driving.. ;p

 

[Tapage]

I may just have to block off 95% of the fluid to that rotor when street driving.. ;p

and you still have enough power to brake ?

 

[Eskimo]

and you still have enough power to brake ?

Still have the front brakes. (wheel brakes, 12-1/4" rotors, 4 piston calipers, "A" compound pads)

But I won't block off that much, I was just being overdramatic

 

[Tapage]

Still have the front brakes. (wheel brakes, 12-1/4" rotors, 4 piston calipers, "A" compound pads)

But I won't block off that much, I was just being overdramatic

 

[Eskimo]

Actually, driving home, I did just that.. blocked off damn near all the rear brake.. Those "A" compounds work great, but holy hell do they throw off dust!!

 

[Tapage]

Actually, driving home, I did just that.. blocked off damn near all the rear brake.. Those "A" compounds work great, but holy hell do they throw off dust!!

Couple of questions ..

A compounds are available for all calipers ? ( TLC in my case ? )

A compounds are semimethalic or full methalic ?