Cool Dodge Van on Rockwells....

PowerMan · Post by **PowerMan** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:56 pm

Found this down in the desert out of Palmdale, Ca. It sits on Rockwell 2.5 ton axles and is powered by a 360. It also has 4 wheel steering. Someone's crazy idea...

1978 Dodge Van Rockwell by MountainSpringsPowerWagons, on Flickr

jimmy · Post by **jimmy** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:00 pm

When are going to do that to one of your sweptlines?

Boons · Post by **Boons** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:32 pm

Who ever built that should be shot.....

PowerMan · Post by **PowerMan** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:11 pm

Someday I'll build something with rockwells for some four wheeling. I've been helping one of my buddy's with his 1952 Dodge M37. He put in a '95 12 valve cummins with NV4500 and rockwells with 44" super swampers. Here's a few pictures:

EarlKann · Post by **EarlKann** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:18 pm

I like it!

Suspension drop braketry is a little scarry, but I'd pimp it.

Boons · Post by **Boons** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:27 am

PowerMan wrote:Someday I'll build something with rockwells for some four wheeling. I've been helping one of my buddy's with his 1952 Dodge M37. He put in a '95 12 valve cummins with NV4500 and rockwells with 44" super swampers. Here's a few pictures:

I love his build on Pirate,just awesome work.

demulsion · Post by **demulsion** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:47 am

That van is way too cool! Personally, I'd love to have a little more civilized one that could actually hit the streets.

DocsTruck · Post by **DocsTruck** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:24 am

Cool, looks like "Mother Jugs and Speed" meets Monster Truck.

Oxdodge · Post by **Oxdodge** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:35 am

Those rockwells are the holy grail for off road vehicles. They have the gear box on top of the axle so the U-joint stays farther away from the rocks and the bottom pan is practically bullet-proof. Being in the military I've seen lots of those but I couldn't get them. I don't have a vehicle to put them on but if I had them I would get something to put them on quick.

soopernaut · Post by **soopernaut** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:24 pm

Oxdodge wrote:Those rockwells are the holy grail for off road vehicles. They have the gear box on top of the axle so the U-joint stays farther away from the rocks and the bottom pan is practically bullet-proof. Being in the military I've seen lots of those but I couldn't get them. I don't have a vehicle to put them on but if I had them I would get something to put them on quick.

The only thing is there aren't many gear ratios available. Maybe only one and it is very low.

Oxdodge · Post by **Oxdodge** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:30 pm

oh yeah, VERY low. I wouldn't drive it on the freeway, it'll have high RPM's on the street. Better for off-road use.

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