Posted by Dave kratz on July 01, 1997 at 14:19:08:
In Reply to: M37 conversion posted by Charles Aarons, Anchorage, Alaska on June 28, 1997 at 03:12:45:
: I just finished (about a month ago) putting a MARS
: Hercules DTI3.7 diesel in a 52 M37. I'm using a Clark
: 280VO trans (5.98 1st, 0.80 5th), 4.89 gears, Michelin
: 11.00R16 tires, and a Braden AHSU3 hydraulic winch. Also
: disk brakes in the front from Tim Petersen. It stops well
: goes 70 to 75 but there's a big gap between 3rd (1.86:1)
: and 4th. Otherwise it's great.
I've got to ask an obvious question. Why would
you want to go that fast in an older "technology"
vehicle? Man,...75 MPH is damn near light speed
for a vehicle of this type, even with 4.89 gears.
My concern would be that your seals and 3'rd
members are going to get torn up very quickly.
Did you replace these components as well to more
modern axle housings? I would love to see the
specs. sheet for this unit. I'm still kicking
around in the flathead 6 with 5.83's and frankly,
I don't think I'd dump that kind of money into a
vehicle of this type.
What do you use this truck for on a regular basis?
Dave Kratz