Ahh, the picture becomes clearer... I had used the dufors but even with an
open diff
they broke in comp use (too easily). The high strength axles are one of the
best value
things I have bought.... I haven't broken any yet, but it seems that each
season one or
two competitors will break one. They seem to last a number of seasons.
Of course a locked diff is the hardest on axles...
Mike
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Cc: Black Bart <blackbart@thicko.com>; Roger Garnett <rwg1@cornell.edu>;
gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net <gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net>; Thick Heads
<team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
>Mike,
>
>
>The Red Rat Bastard #99 is made from castaway worn out junk. I may have
>to break down and buy the $400 comp axles as I've used all my late model
>stock and factory comps, and mooched as many others as I could. ( I use
>a welded diff).
>
>WST
>
>Mike Gigante wrote:
>
>> No-one around here had heard of a kingpin failure either...
>>
>> Now stub axles are a different matter. Lots of stock ones have broken
>> over
>> the years. My racecar has a Mk 1 Cortina upright/stub axle/rotor
>> grafted
>> onto
>> the upright. That is the most common conversion here.
>>
>> I bought the high strength stub-axles from mini-mania (press fit and
>> welded
>> high strength allow) and put them on redcar. Has anyone else tried
>> them?
>>
>> WST, doi you break the high strength axles? If so, do you use a locked
>> diff
>> or
>> a LSD?
>>
>> Mike
>>
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>> --------------------------------------
>> Mike Gigante mikeg@vicnet.net.au
>>
>> Watsons Creek Vineyard
>> http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg
>>
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>> --------------------------------------
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
>> To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
>> Cc: Black Bart <blackbart@thicko.com>; Roger Garnett
>> <rwg1@cornell.edu>;
>> gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net <gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net>; Thick Heads
>> <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 10:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
>>
>> >Mike,
>> >
>> >I've never seen a kingpin or a stub axle break. I'd think at a track
>> >like Grattan we're loading everything enough to break, but haven't
>> seen
>> >it happen.
>> >
>> >Now rear axles... that's another story. Your truly holds the head
>> gasket
>> >and rear axle records....
>> >
>> >
>> >WST
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike Gigante wrote:
>> >
>> >> <snip>BTW, has anyone else had a kingpin break? I had one shear off
>> at
>> >> the base
>> >> in the middle of qualifying at the annual 6 Hour relay race. It was
>>
>> >> the
>> >> outside front and collapsed in the middle of a 3rd gear off camber
>> >> turn at
>> >> Winton.
>> >> The kingpin was only 5 meetings old!!! The fracture site showed a
>> >> crack
>> >> growth to about 30% of diameter then plastic failure. I'd guess a
>> >> machining
>> >> error that left a sharp edge at the end of the radius (from base to
>>
>> >> shaft).
>> >>
>> >> It was an interesting ride! Over the ripple strip, into the sand
>> trap.
>> >> Bent
>> >> trunnion bolt, lever arm shock was ruined, rack was ripped off one
>> >> mount,
>> >> stuffed the beautiful new flare on that side (1st time out!). I
>> drove
>> >> back
>> >> to
>> >> Melbourne that afternoon and returned with all the bits required to
>>
>> >> rebuild
>> >> the front end and race the next day. Lucky I had managed to
>> complete
>> >> my
>> >> required 10 laps of qualifying!
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------
>> >> Mike Gigante
>> mikeg@vicnet.net.au
>> >>
>> >> Watsons Creek Vineyard
>> >> http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> --------------------------------------
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Black Bart <blackbart@thicko.com>
>> >> To: Roger Garnett <rwg1@cornell.edu>; gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net
>> >> <gerrybraz@worldnet.att.net>
>> >> Cc: Thick Heads <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
>> >> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 9:12 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
>> >>
>> >> >Gerry, take a look at Mike G's web page...you will see that
>> screamer.
>> >>
>> >> >(they all look like screamers down under...love flairs MUCH?)
>> >> >Gary
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >At 06:11 PM 12/29/97 -500, Roger Garnett wrote:
>> >> >>On 29 Dec 97 at 18:01, Gerald Brazil wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Roger, are we talking about the same car? Dr. J's is Frog Green
>>
>> >> and
>> >> yellow.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>No, I'm talking about Mike G's Sprite down under! Got there from
>> CA
>> >> a
>> >> couple
>> >> >>years back.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>rg
>> >> >>
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