Front Straight Axle Replacement?
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From: S.C.
Bravo do you have the CNC'd new dropped axles or an original one that was stretched; I got one (55) of the new ones from MF and it was exactly the same as my original. Also are you plan on using tie-rod extenders, I have them however I was recently informed that I don't need them for a 3" drop however, I haven't taken them off ot measured to see if the tie-rod clears the axle.
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From: Gunbarrel, Co.
Personally I'd stay clear of the CNC and welded tube axles now being offer form a number of vendors. They will never be as strong or forgiving as the forged ones being offer by Sid.
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There is nothing to compare because Sid makes them for Roadster aka Dave Mann.
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The one I got from CPP seams pretty stout, it weighs 65lbs, so the tubing is not light weight. I'm sure it's not as strong as the solid piece though.
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I got one from CPP and it is pretty stout, I beleive it weighs about 65lbs. I sure it may not be as strong as the solid piece though.
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It's not how stout it is but it's lack of flexibility. Think about it, if enough force were excreted it could collapse the tube and cause a catastrophic failure. Something to think about.
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From: Spring Branch, Texas
I see your point, where the tube is welded to the cnc ends. I'll keep a eye on it when ever I get the thing on the road. I would hope they did a structural rigidity test on the product before they marketed the axle. But then again if they don't manufacture the part they can easily shift the blame to the other party.
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I've heard reports about some of the assembled axles not being properly jigged so the ends didn't align with each other. I really wouldn't be too concerned about their strength tho, tubing is much stronger structurally than solid stock. Tube axles were used on many many drag racing cars without any failure problems even after pulling 5' wheelstands on every run.
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That was the problem with the one I had it wasn't jigged to correct specs, Ax the ends of the one I got from Dave Mann looked just like the original I took off, to my eyes the holes didn't look to be oblong or off center.
