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Ok, for those that know me have come to realize that I can't leave well enough alone. For me the term "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is out the window!!!!:ror::ror:
I'm starting this upgrade to my K10 right in the middle of getting some new orders, so it will be slow, but steady.
I will start with a how to on the Ascender/TRX4 axle marriage. I want to show how I put these together to encourage some of you to try it. Any questions please ask. Ben?
I've been playing with this idea in my pea brain for a while. They are inspired by some that Chino63 built with a Axial flare. I think he is planning on going to Axialfest "thumbsup"
I started with my normal brass weighted tubes I make for my ascender axles. I added a brass washer left over from the scraps of my TRX4 brass knuckle weigh. (Always nice when I can recycle)! Next I cut one of the TRX4 chubs so I would have a pattern to transfer the shape to the brass housing weighted tube.
From here I hand shaped the brass washer to fit inside of the front TRX4 chub and rear lockout.
Then I started test fitting parts to see what I needed to do to get my hex to hex width the same as the stock ascender width.
I'm getting close. 8)
Next I transferred the mounting holes from the chubs and lockouts to the brass mounts and moved to the drill press to drill and tap them for a 4-40 screws. The TRX4 mounting screws are 2.5-46 (I think), but I thought a little larger screw with coarser threads would be a little stronger.
Checking for fitment, (nice and tight) :mrgreen: Insert a chide remark here if you want!!!:mrgreen:
It was nice having a TRX4 manual, as it was a big help in figuring out what parts I needed for this mod.
The TRX4 rear axle has two different length drive shafts, I ordered the two long shafts. I got lucky in fitting the shafts to the ascender locker/ring gear. All I had to do was file a little on them and they fit perfect. As you know the ascender ring/locker has square hole passing all the way through it. So in order to keep the TRX4 shafts from sliding back and forth and out of the drive gear in the TRX4 portals I made a 1/4" spacer that fit inside of the ascender locker to keep this from happening.
On the fronts I wanted to keep the mod as simple as I could so I decided not to do a offset pumpkin. So for the drive shafts I ordered the longer right side shafts/CVD. Again all I had to do was a little file work to get it to fit into the ascender locker.
Still working on getting the width right, but couldn't quite do it. The front axle is 1/8" wider than stock. I could work everything a little and get it there but these, for now are test axles and I'm going with what I have.
I can go with a narrower hub on my wheels to make up the difference.
Mounting the front chub to the brass inside the axle housing.
Test fit 1-2 and 3 times before I JB Weld the brass into the housings!!!
Getting ready to do just that to the rear axle.
I always use this on the screws to secure the housings to the brass tubes.
Near finished Rear axle, still waiting on a Mc Masters order for screws.
Same with the front.
Of course there were a few steps in between some of those photos. If you want to try it, I can talk you through it!!
So as you guessed it, I'm going to test these on this new build!!! "thumbsup"
Thanks for looking and stay tuned for more to come! Like maybe a reverse reduction transfer case with over under gears???? MAYBE ;-)
Thanks for looking,
Ernie
Ok, for those that know me have come to realize that I can't leave well enough alone. For me the term "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is out the window!!!!:ror::ror:
I'm starting this upgrade to my K10 right in the middle of getting some new orders, so it will be slow, but steady.
I will start with a how to on the Ascender/TRX4 axle marriage. I want to show how I put these together to encourage some of you to try it. Any questions please ask. Ben?
I've been playing with this idea in my pea brain for a while. They are inspired by some that Chino63 built with a Axial flare. I think he is planning on going to Axialfest "thumbsup"
I started with my normal brass weighted tubes I make for my ascender axles. I added a brass washer left over from the scraps of my TRX4 brass knuckle weigh. (Always nice when I can recycle)! Next I cut one of the TRX4 chubs so I would have a pattern to transfer the shape to the brass housing weighted tube.
From here I hand shaped the brass washer to fit inside of the front TRX4 chub and rear lockout.
Then I started test fitting parts to see what I needed to do to get my hex to hex width the same as the stock ascender width.
I'm getting close. 8)
Next I transferred the mounting holes from the chubs and lockouts to the brass mounts and moved to the drill press to drill and tap them for a 4-40 screws. The TRX4 mounting screws are 2.5-46 (I think), but I thought a little larger screw with coarser threads would be a little stronger.
Checking for fitment, (nice and tight) :mrgreen: Insert a chide remark here if you want!!!:mrgreen:
It was nice having a TRX4 manual, as it was a big help in figuring out what parts I needed for this mod.
The TRX4 rear axle has two different length drive shafts, I ordered the two long shafts. I got lucky in fitting the shafts to the ascender locker/ring gear. All I had to do was file a little on them and they fit perfect. As you know the ascender ring/locker has square hole passing all the way through it. So in order to keep the TRX4 shafts from sliding back and forth and out of the drive gear in the TRX4 portals I made a 1/4" spacer that fit inside of the ascender locker to keep this from happening.
On the fronts I wanted to keep the mod as simple as I could so I decided not to do a offset pumpkin. So for the drive shafts I ordered the longer right side shafts/CVD. Again all I had to do was a little file work to get it to fit into the ascender locker.
Still working on getting the width right, but couldn't quite do it. The front axle is 1/8" wider than stock. I could work everything a little and get it there but these, for now are test axles and I'm going with what I have.
I can go with a narrower hub on my wheels to make up the difference.
Mounting the front chub to the brass inside the axle housing.
Test fit 1-2 and 3 times before I JB Weld the brass into the housings!!!
Getting ready to do just that to the rear axle.
I always use this on the screws to secure the housings to the brass tubes.
Near finished Rear axle, still waiting on a Mc Masters order for screws.
Same with the front.
Of course there were a few steps in between some of those photos. If you want to try it, I can talk you through it!!
So as you guessed it, I'm going to test these on this new build!!! "thumbsup"
Thanks for looking and stay tuned for more to come! Like maybe a reverse reduction transfer case with over under gears???? MAYBE ;-)
Thanks for looking,
Ernie
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