5 important modifications to make to old army trucks
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
- If you own an old army truck, you should consider these five modifications to improve the safety and drivability of your antique military vehicle.
historic military vehicles are a great hobby, but these trucks, especially the older ones, weren't really made for everyday road conditions. Making these five modifications will make your historic military vehicle much safer and easier to drive on the street.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Proper signal lights
2:35 Better mirrors
4:52 LED headlights
5:23 Extra reflectors
7:10 Remove front driveshaft
8:58 Other modifications 
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I do agree, these trucks are like stone houses that easily weather the decades. They also tend to have parts made for them a lot longer than civie trucks.
Nice information 👍
Your video gives some good information. Thanks.
Glad I could help. Let me know any topics you would like me to cover in the future.
Any chance all of us M35a2 owners could get together & put in a power steering kit order big enough for them to be made again?
If you search up "Rockwell Axle power steering kit" you'll find what you need. It may require some fabrication, I'll look into some of the companies I know used to sell drop-in kits for the M-35, maybe one of them still has them. However, so many people have bought surplus Rockwell axles for everything from rock crawlers to mud trucks that there's plenty of aftermarket support for them, it's just not marketed or made specifically for the M-35.
@@calvinsgarage oh, well that would awesome👍
I know there was an overdrive aftermarket gear that was sold for the M35a2 transmission but those are rare as hens teeth. It would allow you to drive 65 mph.
I really want the overdrive kits to be made again, I had bought the last power steering kit that was in stock long ago
Have you sean the disk brake upgrade for M35A2 brakes yet. It's amazing. 2000 to 2004 f-350 rear disk and rear caliper on all three axles. Minor modifications on axles. You do have to remove the backing plates. It's a nice upgrade. I'm working on updating power brakes and power steering on my 1972. M35A2. I may change the brake pedal to accomidate a vaccume pump, booster and a new modern master cylinder.
@@ronernst3991 Yep, I seen that, from what I heard its not for the front axle, only the rears but one guy done a video on it and it made a huge difference in braking. Im going to get the plates and most likely get working on it at the end of the year or next year.
I just got finished with putting an electric A/C in the truck, I'm planning on insulating the inside a bit and changing the weatherstripping to keep it a bit cool inside, I really don't feel like sweating again for another year in 100 degrees lol
I'm really still contemplating on the tires I want to go with next, I was planning on going with 395s but the torque it has with the stock tires is really nice, I may end up trying to go with the 11.00R20s
instead of rem,oving the front drive shaft, why dont you install manual locking front hubs?
Mainly because it's cheap and easy. Locking hubs are nice. The idea of removing the front driveshaft is so that the ring gear isn't being turned unnecessarily. An air lock transfer case solves that issue. However, the axle shafts are still turning, so there's still some wear although it is greatly reduced. The axle shafts turning is prevented with the wheels is prevented by unlocking the hubs. That's why they recommend leaving your transfer case in rear wheel drive and front hubs unlocked in a pickup with locking hubs, preventing all unnecessary movement in the axles. Locking hubs are also great off road, and I'm preparing a video about further modifications that can be made to these trucks to make them perform better. Thanks for the comment.