Your ABS and Floater Solution

[Bryce]

Trophy trucks break axles even during the race, they carry spares for that reason. So that might not be the best example when comparing to a street car that will see lots of miles.

The more ductile a material is the more fatigue cycles it can go through before breaking, when you increase the stiffness steels become more brittle and usually have a shorter fatigue life.

Andrew,

Sorry for getting off topic, maybe we should split this thread into "ABS and floater..." and "axle tech"?

[andrewb70]

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Andrew,

Sorry for getting off topic, maybe we should split this thread into "ABS and floater..." and "axle tech"?

Hopefully people have said their peace and we can carry on. If further axle material discussions must be carried out, then another can be started.

Andrew

[BADDRIDE II]

Trophy trucks break axles even during the race, they carry spares for that reason. So that might not be the best example when comparing to a street car that will see lots of miles.

What team broke a 300M axle? Are you really thinking one of our street cars will see stress even remotely close to a Trophy Truck....maybe you are not familiar with what I am speaking about? If you know of a Trophy Truck that broke an axle it was most likely NOT 300M my friend.

The more ductile a material is the more fatigue cycles it can go through before breaking, when you increase the stiffness steels become more brittle and usually have a shorter fatigue life.

Yes, and 300M is an ideal balance of all properties and is why it is a top shelf offering from all REAL axle vendors.
Andrew,

Sorry, but my BS detector was going off

[Bryce]

Trophy trucks break axles even during the race, they carry spares for that reason. So that might not be the best example when comparing to a street car that will see lots of miles.

What team broke a 300M axle? Are you really thinking one of our street cars will see stress even remotely close to a Trophy Truck....maybe you are not familiar with what I am speaking about? If you know of a Trophy Truck that broke an axle it was most likely NOT 300M my friend.

The more ductile a material is the more fatigue cycles it can go through before breaking, when you increase the stiffness steels become more brittle and usually have a shorter fatigue life.

Yes, and 300M is an ideal balance of all properties and is why it is a top shelf offering from all REAL axle vendors.
Andrew,

Sorry, but my BS detector was going off

I know what a trophy truck is, I helped build one.

[BADDRIDE II]

I don't think that this particular solution is designed to be used with cambered rear ends......Clearly, you don't want the be replacing the ZR1 hubs on a regular basis.

Andrew

Actually, this set-up is being advertised with the option of camber/toe (read below)....not sure why though as it would seem obvious (as you stated) that this would not last at all....wonder why this would be offered when it is obvious it should'nt?


[QUOTE=chicane67;870537]To add some other details and add some possible explanation... I'll hit a few points about its unique benefits.

Axle shafts:
All axle shafts are one piece, forged blank machined from HY-TUF. The engineered axle-shaft is a true "full floater" design... meaning, that you can pull the axle without removing the wheel assembly. Available options for this component are custom length, gun drilling and modifications for cambered/toe applications. I can do 300M... but in my 25+ years of drive-train development... 300M isn't a real good choice for torsional loading in more than a single direction, not to mention HY-TUF is more than adequate for any power and traction level used for any application used in this FORUM.