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Offline pdasilva

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axle strength
« on: September 30, 2004, 12:03:21 AM »
What is the maximum tire size that can be put on a 1.6 sidekick before the axles give way.I currently have lockright lockers front and rear,and the front housing has been upgraded to steel housing .

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Re: axle strength
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2004, 03:02:23 AM »
It's not the tire size, it's
the use of the skinny pedal

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Re: axle strength
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2004, 07:37:06 AM »
Too many variables here. My coisin runs 35 MTRs with no breakage. Hes a crawler. I like to hammer... ::) 31s is as far as I could take stock axles. I know several guys running 32s without problems.

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Re: axle strength
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2004, 07:41:36 AM »
Ahhemm   33s  Thank you very much
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Re: axle strength
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2004, 07:48:51 AM »
I run the Alu kick front diffs on both ends of my Sammy on 38's but I don't beat on them too hard.
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Re: axle strength
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2004, 10:05:22 AM »
i'm running 34's with lots of breakage. :-/  this winter is going to be a big one.

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Re: axle strength
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2004, 01:32:20 PM »
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i'm running 34's with lots of breakage. :-/  this winter is going to be a big one.

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You also have a welded diff, goofy ;D

I've had tons of breakage up front... out back, nuffin'
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Re: axle strength
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2004, 01:51:56 PM »
I try to be as gentle as possible and crap out rear end parts on every other run.  But it can't be the tires, because my 35" boggers don't get as much grip as.... oh let's say MTRs, right Eric?
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Re: axle strength
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2004, 02:35:40 PM »
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You also have a welded diff, goofy ;D

I've had tons of breakage up front... out back, nuffin'

no, my rear is welded.  ;)

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Re: axle strength
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2004, 03:03:00 PM »
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no, my rear is welded.  ;)

stu

That's what I meant... I thought this thread was about the rear axle ;)

plus, skinny tires, skinny tires! ;D
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Re: axle strength
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2004, 01:15:06 PM »
32x11.5 MTR's  and no problem with the rear.

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