o_teunico Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hi all, I have seen some 6x6 with freewheeling at the rear axle. Question is, can a front fw be bolted to the rear axle with nowhere to bolt the castellated nut in half shaft? Pic from youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Why not just omit the half shafts - job done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 If you are making a 4x6 rather than 6x6, you'd be better off removing the shafts and diff and just fitting a blanking plate over the diff housing, or even making a straight axle outright. Assuming you want the rear axle to be powered, then I can't see a major issue - the floating shaft is not going to move so far as to contact its opposite number in the diff or apply a significant thrust force inside the FWH. It does seem a bit pointless, though - FWH make no difference to performance or economy, and only anecdotally improve steering on UJ equipped front axles - I have read a few claims of lighter steering, but it made no difference to anything on mine and I regard them as nothing more than a weak link, rock/stump risk and waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I agree there isn't much point to FWH on the front. But on a 6x6, it could reduce tyre scrub on road while having both rear axles permanently coupled by a short propshaft. Filip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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