Light axle

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cdale55 · #1 Post by **cdale55** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:53 am

Has anyone drilled out a axle ? I am building a mini quad for my son and want to keep it as light as I can. any suggestions ? Want to build a swingarm that uses a cannondale bearing carrier so I can use the brakes and whole set up.

kdeal · #2 Post by **kdeal** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:10 pm

Tim has drilled one out. If you are using full size parts and he is still real light you can get away with it with zero safety issues. I think Tim drilled his 1/2" all the way thru.

2000ex · #3 Post by **2000ex** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:16 pm

Or you could take the Kdeal route and have it made from ti

Dachshund · #4 Post by **Dachshund** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:17 pm

Why mess around with ti when there is carbon fiber.

kdeal · #5 Post by **kdeal** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:04 pm

DOH!

wayneschofield · #6 Post by **wayneschofield** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:48 pm

QUOTE (Dachshund @ Mar 3 2010, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Why mess around with ti when there is carbon fiber.

Have you seen what happens to carbon on impact..?

speedracer · #7 Post by **speedracer** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:53 pm

QUOTE (Wayne Schofield @ Mar 4 2010, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Have you seen what happens to carbon on impact..?

Maybe the holy grail cf axle was similar construction of a Hyper wheel?

cdale55 · #8 Post by **cdale55** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:40 am

Kdeal you made one of ti ? Like to see a pic of that ! I will have to call Tim and ask him about drilling one out !

kdeal · #9 Post by **kdeal** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:14 pm

QUOTE (cdale55 @ Mar 4 2010, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Kdeal you made one of ti ? Like to see a pic of that ! I will have to call Tim and ask him about drilling one out !

No, my wife would kill me! Tim didn't drill his out, he had someone with a lathe do it local to him. I say put Big John on it first and make him ride it around the track, so if it does break, it won't mess up anything that important! LOL

cdale55 · #10 Post by **cdale55** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:21 pm

You should hear John and my son go at it ! Christian teases him that he can beat him ! Funny to watch those 2 LOL.