g56 cooler adapters? i'm still hoping for the boe kit, so i can get on it without worrying about freeze plugs. hint hint

 

Steel will bend, Alum. will crack. So the MH aim't saving anyones butt.

 

I love readin your post, short and to the point. Informative, but you aint sugar coatin nothin.

 

As it happens I went with the Mag High Tech. I think the important thing to think about here is that you do NEED an extended capacity and CLEARANCE cover,.... and I think all those mentioned would provide that. Where I'm coming from here is "back in the day",... a couple years or more ago I recall a post from a guy who had worked for Dana and then went to work at AAM. When asked if he saw or knew of any major differences that we with AAM should be concerned with,...he said NO,... with the exception of one thing. He said the clearance on the cover of the AAM was not as much as on the Dana and it makes sense that that would mean that you'd have less volume of lubricant to circulate around the ring gear than with a cover that provided more clearance and volume of fluid which in itself should provide better cooling.

 

Are you saying 1/8" steel will fair better than 1/2" aluminum in an impact to the front diff?

You're crazy if you think the stocker is stonger than the MH just because it's steel. It will bend into the ring gear like nothing.

 

I got the RETRO FIT KIT for the FAST COOLERS directly from the company. Go to their website an they have contact information. They may have the kit available on their site now, but I e-mailed them regarding the COOLERS and they replied that they offered a kit. I bought both the Fast Coolers and the kit from them directly. http://www.fastcoolers.com/index.html

CD

 

This is the rear where more cooling is needed.

This is the front where protection is more important.

The best at both ends.

Bob

 

Are those Carli long travel airbags available yet?!?!

 

CD - linky no worky...

 

On ebay there are covers listed for HO trucks and non HO. I didn't realize there was a difference in the rear ends of the two. Anyone know where I can get a decent deal on one?

 

So trucks came with the 10.5 rear axle. HO trucks came with the 11.5.

 

I believe it's a little more complicated than that. The 2500 SO with autos (and that may only be with the 47re) have the 10.5. All 3500 SO's have the 11.5.
If I remembered correctly.....

MikeyB

 

Forgive my ignornace here but what exactly is the difference between a 10.5 - 11.5? Just the size of the cover in inches?

How would I go about finding my axle size? I have a 03 SO Auto 48re, 2500.

 

MikeyB, you might be right about the 3500 only getting the 11.5. However I was thinking along that same lines as you that the SO only had the 47re, but Cameronoed and Nate both have SO 48re trucks. I need more sleep my head is starting to hurt

 

My truck rolled off the line in 03/03 so every truck before that was assembled w/ the 47re. From the 3rd month and up the 48re's were slapped in. My guess is I have the 10.5 axle.

Is there a code or something I can look up to figure this out?