[royce]

Gwagensteve wrote:

royce wrote:

why arent all oem axles hollow then? would save them heaps to use alighter material

1 litre sierra had a solid driveshaft and it was tiny, if it was hollow it would twist first go

Research "gun drilling" axles.

Very small loss of torsional strength for a huge increase in flexibility, which might well reduce failure. Not the same issue as impact load on a steering rod though.

I am interested Dank, but I am interested on how you are going to deal with the drag link and weird double ball joint thingy.

Some hd rods with big greasable ball joints would be cool. Then we'd break steering boxes and knuckles

Aware of them, notice you say reduced strength, not higher like Dale says
the Superior one, you can see the tie rod they use (its landcruiser something?)

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/p ... ts_id=4402

[dank]

royce wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:

royce wrote:

why arent all oem axles hollow then? would save them heaps to use alighter material

1 litre sierra had a solid driveshaft and it was tiny, if it was hollow it would twist first go

Research "gun drilling" axles.

Very small loss of torsional strength for a huge increase in flexibility, which might well reduce failure. Not the same issue as impact load on a steering rod though.

I am interested Dank, but I am interested on how you are going to deal with the drag link and weird double ball joint thingy.

Some hd rods with big greasable ball joints would be cool. Then we'd break steering boxes and knuckles

Aware of them, notice you say reduced strength, not higher like Dale says
the Superior one, you can see the tie rod they use (its landcruiser something?)

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/p ... ts_id=4402

Royce is on the right track. The guys i've been talking to see it not to be a problem at all to have a weird tierod draglink link connection like OEM sierra but using a different type like the superior one to achieve the same result. If I can retail a bolt in Kit for half the cost of the superior unit plus shipping I will be happy. That is about what i'm aiming for.

My main concerns are:
-fully bolt on replacement
-resistance to front on impacts
-replaceable greasable tie rod ends

And Monkey I'll look at jimny ones as well mate....

[monley]

dank wrote:

And Monkey I'll look at jimny ones as well mate....