Steel straight axels.

[greenjeep]

Today i went to the hard ware store to get some steel to make them.And today i got them all together besidedes getting the tubes to bult up to the diff.I still have to make the servo mounts and link mounts.I also need to make the linkage.Heres kinda what they look like but my servo is going to to the right of the diffNo winpy as.s plastic here.............it steel baby!
..Not over the top.

[BagoXCAlum]

Now thats some beef right there.

Matt

[greenjeep]

They weigh about as much *** those bulky @$$ plastic ones.

[AdamF]

How easily do they come apart? (for if/when you break a axle/diff)

[greenjeep]

Welp im going to weld tabs.And 3 bolts will hold them together.So it will be a snap to replace axels.

[jetboat]

do you have any pics of the axle outside of the vehicle....maybe assembly pics????

[greenjeep]

I will be getting some this weekend.Sorry for no pics though

[greenjeep]

Pics will be up tomorow

[greenjeep]

Finnally here are the pics.This is the front in progress and done.It took me and my uncle about 6 hours to make the front.Tell me what you think.


here is one side.




3 pegs to hold it together



This is where we had to cut the washer for the knukle and linkage to fit right




Heres it bolted together.It has a sleeve in the middle and so it hold them tight



The links nad shock mount to the same piece of metal.To make it simple and easy.


Servo mount





The axels have WAY more turning than the tock ones for some reason.So i will get some pics of the linkage on here tomorow and with the tires on.TELL ME WHAT ZYOU THINK!!!!!!

[TwistedCreations]

i think the truck is going to weigh a ton and break those axles left and right

[smokinubyrc]

tru dat tc thats over kill



... to much can hurt dont you know
i reather have the plastic ones than these...
but hay it will look nice whn finished

[greenjeep]

They only weigh a couple more ounces than the plastic ones.Then weight around a pound or 2.

[toyofast]

6 hours? Even with that much time you still didn't even raise the diff. That is the main point to building a crawler with Maxx diffs, better diff clearance.

Also, you built it based around Maxx shafts... you have not done any research here on RCC before you started building. Maxx shafts break left and right. Revo swap is the only mega tough option.

Guess you'll get one run and have to rebuild it.

[greenjeep]

Well lets se here.Im 14,i just learned how to weld and i use my chore money to but stuff.In the pics it looks like they weigh a ton.But i just weighed them and they weigh about 1 pound.I am going to be doing the revo swap soon.S o take it easy on my okay?

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by greenjeep

Well lets se here.Im 14,i just learned how to weld and i use my chore money to but stuff.In the pics it looks like they weigh a ton.But i just weighed them and they weigh about 1 pound.I am going to be doing the revo swap soon.S o take it easy on my okay?

I don't care how old you are, hell... I've seen worse from the old guys on here before. I just wanted to know why you wouldn't use the Maxx diffs to your advantage, that's all.

Originally Posted by crawlerman

Will revo shafts clear inside those tubes? Go with CVD's to be on the safe side. I think it's sweet. Sure it isnt the typical maxx, but using a maxx isnt only to get diff clearance. This axle looks twice as scale as any clod axle I have seen, so why dog on him for building somthing different? As seen here, maxx diffs have been made scale appearing. Cooler than locked ones with diff clearance like I have, pretty sweet idea if you ask me.

Revo shafts are pretty big compared to the Maxx units but by looking at the pictures I think it might fit. Only real issue is where the knuckle attaches. The Revo knuckles have a different distance between the upper and lower piviot balls compared to the Maxx ones.




Did I "dog" him about the axles not looking scale? Hell, I never even noticed him mentioning scale axles in this thread. If I missed that please point it out. Only reason to build a Maxx is for two reasons:
1. To be different.
2. To build an axle with more ground clearance,

That's it.

[greenjeep]

Hey thanks toyofast.I mean i dont want to get on your bad side but i was kinda going for the scale look.AAns i would also thank you for showing me the pic of the revo knukle.If i buy 2 more washers and re drill and tap them they schould work out fine.And this is more of a go out and fid some rocks to crawl on.Not a comp crawler so than clearence doesnt really matter to me.

[greenjeep]

Will be finishing linkage tomorow will get pics up

[TwistedCreations]

Excuse my ignorance, but how does those axles compare within ounces of the stock maxx plastic? I see the flipoff guy, so I sure hope you were being sarcastic?


As for being on Bretts bad side- ahh screw him. He is just one of the old timers on this board that has went AWOL and senial

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by TwistedCreations

As for being on Bretts bad side- ahh screw him. He is just one of the old timers on this board that has went AWOL and senial

You know, back when I was a n00b on RCC.......


I don't need anyone looking at me, go away, nothing here to look at. I lOVe CLoDs

[greenjeep]

lol.No they about a pound more than stock ones.LOL He's AWAL.Sorry for mot getting pics.I still need to materials.And i dont feel like riding my bike up to the do-it.