[suzooky87]

Hi guys.
I need some safety advice on some modified (N/T to W/T spacing) axle housings i bought off ebay.
here are some pics on some of damage and seemingly dodgy fab work. The housings them selves are straight but the perches are a little off. caster angles are good though.

[DropBear8]

Fruck that. Maybe try to grind them off and get new perches i know fatzook makes a set i think around the 260 mark for four with free posting.

[monley]

http://www.twinstickoffroad.com/product ... h-Kit.html Cut them off and reweld (IMO) them with the TSOR perches as dropbear8 said

[DropBear8]

Well my price was waaayyyyyy out and i was to lazy for a link.

[Fatzook]

DropBear8 wrote:

8O Well my price was waaayyyyyy out and i was to lazy for a link.

Hahahaaaaa Not even Snake Racing are that dear

[suzooky87]

man u guys are quick!!!
thanks a bunch, will do that. but what do u think about the slightly crushed axle tube?

[Fatzook]

Thats from the U-bolts. I've seen alot of them like that. Should be fine.

The welds look a bit ratty but they should be ok.

[suzooky87]

so u reckon they are fucked, or do u think they are saveable. should i strengthen the tube or leave it? just a bit worried about bending.

[Fatzook]

suzooky87 wrote:

so u reckon they are fucked, or do u think they are saveable. should i strengthen the tube or leave it? just a bit worried about bending.

Are you going to do high speed jumps?

If not, then just leave it. Like I said its quite common. Welding braces to your diffs is more likely to cause them to bend than the dents from the U'bolts.

[steak_knife]

Is it just the pic's, or are those perch's bent.....

[Brett]

i know some one that wont be happy you said its dodgy welds

spring pads are stock pads cut off and reused, tsor wasn't selling his when these were done. housing are straight and were welded in a brace. the bent bits your are talking about are from u bolts rubbing

[Rusho]

steak_knife wrote:

Is it just the pic's, or are those perch's bent.....

Your bent

[steak_knife]

Rusho wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

Is it just the pic's, or are those perch's bent.....

Your bent

You say that like it's a bad thing....

[Gwagensteve]

X2 for Fatzook's comments. The workmanship isn't all that great but I can't see anything really terrible happening.

Welding perches properly (taking into account caster, spacing welding etc) isn't all that easy. If the caster and spacing is right with these, leave them alone. They're not going to break - they just look crappy.

Steve.

[suzooky87]

Brett wrote:

i know some one that wont be happy you said its dodgy welds

spring pads are stock pads cut off and reused, tsor wasn't selling his when these were done. housing are straight and were welded in a brace. the bent bits your are talking about are from u bolts rubbing

So you know the maker of these axles?
Sorry mate but the welds are not a bad effort. But this is an axle housing I feel if they were inspected they would be failed. Apparently it was done by a boiler maker, I have only completed 2nd yeah back in 2007 and I am quite sure I can do better. No offense, just a concern.

[suzooky87]

Thank you all for your input. I feel much better about using these housings. Just hope I have not offended anyone. Will let u know if they break once I put them in the Lwb. The plans are to lift (the least I need to make it work) lock ( front air, back lock rite) gear ( 6.5 transfer) big 33" maxxis bighorns tyres with f100 wheels. Will take me a fair while to do it all while I am at uni for the next 3 years, still buying parts, plans will prob change. Any way, thanks alot

[Red89]

suzooky87 wrote:

Thank you all for your input. I feel much better about using these housings. Just hope I have not offended anyone. Will let u know if they break once I put them in the Lwb. The plans are to lift (the least I need to make it work) lock ( front air, back lock rite) gear ( 6.5 transfer) big 33" maxxis bighorns tyres with f100 wheels. Will take me a fair while to do it all while I am at uni for the next 3 years, still buying parts, plans will prob change. Any way, thanks alot

If you are getting an air locker put it in the back for better on road manners, and power steering for the front.

[suzooky87]

Ok good idea.

[Rusho]

Red89 wrote:

suzooky87 wrote:

Thank you all for your input. I feel much better about using these housings. Just hope I have not offended anyone. Will let u know if they break once I put them in the Lwb. The plans are to lift (the least I need to make it work) lock ( front air, back lock rite) gear ( 6.5 transfer) big 33" maxxis bighorns tyres with f100 wheels. Will take me a fair while to do it all while I am at uni for the next 3 years, still buying parts, plans will prob change. Any way, thanks alot

If you are getting an air locker put it in the back for better on road manners, and power steering for the front.

I was always under the assumption front air was the way to go. Aids in steering ability I thought

[Red89]

Rusho wrote:

Red89 wrote:

suzooky87 wrote:

Thank you all for your input. I feel much better about using these housings. Just hope I have not offended anyone. Will let u know if they break once I put them in the Lwb. The plans are to lift (the least I need to make it work) lock ( front air, back lock rite) gear ( 6.5 transfer) big 33" maxxis bighorns tyres with f100 wheels. Will take me a fair while to do it all while I am at uni for the next 3 years, still buying parts, plans will prob change. Any way, thanks alot

If you are getting an air locker put it in the back for better on road manners, and power steering for the front.

I was always under the assumption front air was the way to go. Aids in steering ability I thought

Have a look at all the threads on here and all the people that whinge about how crap the autos are on road, banging and clanging all the time and somehow forcing them to change lanes uncontrollably. A decent power steering setup should be sufficent to overcome any heavier steering.

[steak_knife]

Red89 wrote:

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Have a look at all the threads on here and all the people that whinge about how crap the autos are on road, banging and clanging all the time and somehow forcing them to change lanes uncontrollably. A decent power steering setup should be sufficent to overcome any heavier steering.

But won't over come the no turning in mud, try to climb something slippery & you can't turn....

[Red89]

steak_knife wrote:

Red89 wrote:

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Have a look at all the threads on here and all the people that whinge about how crap the autos are on road, banging and clanging all the time and somehow forcing them to change lanes uncontrollably. A decent power steering setup should be sufficent to overcome any heavier steering.

But won't over come the no turning in mud, try to climb something slippery & you can't turn....

True, but if you are going to have one auto and one air, and the vehicle will spend most of its life on the road, then on road manners is what most people complain about with auto lockers.

[Rusho]

steak_knife wrote:

Red89 wrote:

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Have a look at all the threads on here and all the people that whinge about how crap the autos are on road, banging and clanging all the time and somehow forcing them to change lanes uncontrollably. A decent power steering setup should be sufficent to overcome any heavier steering.

But won't over come the no turning in mud, try to climb something slippery & you can't turn....

That's what I was kind of getting at

[steak_knife]

Rusho wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

Red89 wrote:

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Have a look at all the threads on here and all the people that whinge about how crap the autos are on road, banging and clanging all the time and somehow forcing them to change lanes uncontrollably. A decent power steering setup should be sufficent to overcome any heavier steering.

But won't over come the no turning in mud, try to climb something slippery & you can't turn....

That's what I was kind of getting at

Should of just said it then....