hey big mike is there a write up on your rear pivot blocks? if not is there any chance u would be willing to write one up?
I don't believe I have any formal write up, but here are some images and discussions...
When I installed the original (smaller diameter) version, June 2006:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg264834#msg264834...and broke them
that same month
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg270698#msg270698There was some such posts found on this page regarding what could be done on a second version Pivot Block:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg270822#msg270822Here are some pictures with measurements of the second version Pivots from MiniSimp:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg299229#msg299229Here I mentioned installing the new 2nd gen Pivots, Feb 2007.
There are pictures of them in action at TDS towards the bottom of this page:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg350534#msg350534Transferring the 2nd gen Pivots to my new Tacoma rear housing, June 2008:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=46211.msg585130#msg585130Regarding my one-way lockout...
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=46211.msg586092#msg586092Some pics of my lower shock mount that also include the two different Pivots I've ran:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=11671.msg572273#msg572273So the first version only lasted 1 Rubicon trip and the second version has lasted now 5-1/2 years of a lot of wheeling, daily driving, mountain road driving, and long highway driving. They are certainly not mainstream and have their own quirks about them. They have survived 1 trip through the Rubicon with a trailer as well as one trip into Thompson Lake at Dusy/Ershim with a trailer.
I love em!
Version 1 installed and destroyed, June 2006:
![](http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11671.0;attach=61433;image)
![](http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11671.0;attach=62453;image)
Version 2 in action at TDS (old IFS rear axle), March 2007:
![](http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11671.0;attach=76204;image)
Version 2 transferred to my new Tacoma rear axle, March 2008:
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/husoku/81truck/thereturn/bm_tacorear01.jpg)
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/husoku/81truck/thereturn/bm_tacorear08.jpg)
Version 2 in action at the Hammers (new Taco rear axle), April 2008:
![](http://board.marlincrawler.com/images/trips/2008.04_Jamboree/IMG_6686%20(Small).JPG)
Regards,
BigMike