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pupjoint
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« on: January 30, 2019, 02:11:41 am »
has anyone run drilled swingable shafts before on the street?

how much weight reduction we are talking about and how much weaker compared to solid axles?
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Jesse Wens
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2019, 10:08:57 am »
I think the point is to make it stronger, not lighter.
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thinking out of the box will get you to go faster cheaper in the long run, time is on my side
Bruce
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2019, 09:32:04 am »
Removing metal never makes anything stronger.

The only purpose for drilling your axles is to lighten them.
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Roman
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2019, 10:56:38 am »
Density of steel is about 8 grams per cubic centimeter.
Do the math, for instance a one meter axle with a 10 mm2 diameter hole will remove 800 grams.
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Jesse Wens
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2019, 11:05:50 am »
You're right Bruce.
Had that all wrong in my head.
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thinking out of the box will get you to go faster cheaper in the long run, time is on my side
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2019, 12:56:47 pm »
Also the torsional rigidity is based on outside diameter, bigger being stronger ( think anti roll bars) so removing material from the center shouldn’t effect strength For driveshafts etc ,as long as you don’t remove too much material and leave a tiny, thin wall thickness
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