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Old 05-30-2016, 03:18 PM   #21
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This goes to a page claiming the Ram man is a fraud.
http://www.therammaninc.com/

Just saw his kit on a FB post the other day. Appears as though he use's ford superduty unit bearings and redrill's them for 8x6.5 pattern, and supplies a stub shaft, and lock out hub. I'm sure he's making a pretty penny off of these "kits" at $1700. He doesn't even include the stub shaft u-joint.

I'm still not a huge fan of this unit bearing setup even though its "greasable" last time I researched this you could buy a completely serviceable setup for the same money.
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Old 05-30-2016, 04:24 PM   #22
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http://www.therammaninc.com/

Just saw his kit on a FB post the other day. Appears as though he use's ford superduty unit bearings and redrill's them for 8x6.5 pattern, and supplies a stub shaft, and lock out hub. I'm sure he's making a pretty penny off of these "kits" at $1700. He doesn't even include the stub shaft u-joint.

I'm still not a huge fan of this unit bearing setup even though its "greasable" last time I researched this you could buy a completely serviceable setup for the same money.

So the question is if he is just redrilling the ford setup, then it should be an easy setup. What I do like about his is they lockouts don't stick way out. To be honest, putting 2 unit bearinga on a front end every 100K miles isn't that bad.
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Old 05-30-2016, 04:40 PM   #23
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So the question is if he is just redrilling the ford setup, then it should be an easy setup. What I do like about his is they lockouts don't stick way out. To be honest, putting 2 unit bearinga on a front end every 100K miles isn't that bad.
Dan I watched several of his videos yesterday, and he said he was using Timken replacement bearings for the Ford Super Duty.

I agree that every 100K isn't too bad, but I like being able to just replace the bearings and not having to buy the whole thing.
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Dan I watched several of his videos yesterday, and he said he was using Timken replacement bearings for the Ford Super Duty.

I agree that every 100K isn't too bad, but I like being able to just replace the bearings and not having to buy the whole thing.

Yea, I am curious if the super duty bearings have a higher weight rating. Yea it would be nice to just buy some bearings/race and go.
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http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/dodge...ly.html#/enter
I like this option the best.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/dodge...-spin-kit.html
Just need to find a reasonable priced Dana 60 from a Chevy and plate the knuckles.
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Upon searching even more it looks like my thoughts are right. He's using Ford SuperDuty unit bearings, redrilling them to 8x6.5 bolt pattern, and the MileMarker locking hub kits he includes fit multiple setups including 99+ Ford. The only thing I haven't figured out for sure yet is if the stub shaft included is just a stock Ford stub shaft or if any of it is custom. I have a friend who has a Ford SD front axle laying around he's planning on converting his truck to 4wd so when I have time we will tear into it and find out.

Timken SD unit bearings are $173 ea on RockAuto
MileMarker 449 locking hub set is $157 on PartsGeek
Stub shaft yet to be determined $100 to $200 each online

Video describing parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDcYszX--4

Video of customers install on his youtube channel though uses the same stub shaft U-joint as stock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yBNpBiJoIo

http://www.THERAMMANINC.com kit $1700
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Old 06-22-2016, 07:37 PM   #27
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Found this video online. Posted June 3rd. In the notes it says his contact info has changed as well.

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You can buy all of the parts needed from Yukon to do a non unit hub and not touch $1700 I'm relatively certain

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We installed the spyntec dually free spin kit on the wife's '09 2500. I really liked the way the completed product looked. Installation was straight forward and we had no problems with them once installed.

I don't want to give the company a bad wrap, but, it is what it is. The shoulder for the brake rotor was not machined properly and neither was the shoulder for the wheel. The fella offered to take them back but since this was the only set he had in stock, I opted to make the corrections myself. I had a small sleeve machined to correct the shoulder for the brake rotor. The hub-centric wheel shoulder didn't bother us too much as we used aftermarket wheels with the shank style lugs.
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Old 06-23-2016, 01:41 PM   #30
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Another $300 for the eliminator axle

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Old 06-23-2016, 05:41 PM   #33
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Wouldn't need it on my Mega

Yeah same price but MUCH better system.... but how far do they stick out.
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So if I convert my 06 to the ford hubs can I run my stock stub shaft? What confuses me is that his kits for my year include a new stub shaft but in a customers video who installed them on an 06 he uses the stock shafts.
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So if I convert my 06 to the ford hubs can I run my stock stub shaft? What confuses me is that his kits for my year include a new stub shaft but in a customers video who installed them on an 06 he uses the stock shafts.
No the customer video I shared with the 2006 he used the replacement shafts from RamMan
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No the customer video I shared with the 2006 he used the replacement shafts from RamMan
Ahh I see, and do you think they are ford shafts?
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Ahh I see, and do you think they are ford shafts?
They have to be ford shafts or from another application that match up.

The difference between your stub axles and ford stub axle is a couple inches.

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Ahh I see, and do you think they are ford shafts?
Maybe these stub shafts?

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Maybe these stub shafts?



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Can't be those. They look more like the longer ones you posted above. Here's a screen shot I took on a YouTube video posted above:

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Can't be those. They look more like the longer ones you posted above. Here's a screen shot I took on a YouTube video posted above:

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Looks like the longer ford shaft with the bulk machined off by the end yoke
 
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