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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Build Diaries, How-To, DIY => Topic started by: heiney.5 on September 28, 2010, 10:22:46 AM

Title: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: heiney.5 on September 28, 2010, 10:22:46 AM

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link. pt 2
Post by: heiney.5 on September 28, 2010, 10:23:01 AM

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: ebewley on September 28, 2010, 11:07:28 AM

Excellent in-depth post.

Thank you for sharing!

-Eric

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: LilRed on September 28, 2010, 11:13:58 AM

Quote from: ebewley on September 28, 2010, 11:07:28 AM

Excellent in-depth post.

Thank you for sharing!

-Eric

X2
Wow!! Thanks!  I appreciate all the effort you put into sharing this!!!

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: BRD HNTR on September 28, 2010, 08:18:21 PM

Very detailed, and good photo's.  This is the best axle conversion thread I have seen.
Great job.

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: bentparts on October 07, 2010, 04:44:30 AM

A+ Great Job!

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: heiney.5 on October 07, 2010, 06:42:09 AM

Thanks for the kind words....


I do have a question some of you may be able to answer:

If you have a Calmini Anvil, will the front skid plate fit?     It seems all the pics I have seen of the Anvil don't show a skid. Maybe this is just to "show-off" the Anvil.


Like mentioned above, my clearance is tight between the skid plate and axle. Since this axle is STEEL, I'm debating running no skid....maybe truss/enforce it (needed?).  Any thoughts?

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: Rhinoman on October 07, 2010, 12:53:16 PM

Excellent write up  :)

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: BRD HNTR on October 08, 2010, 06:57:45 AM

Quote from: heiney.5 on October 07, 2010, 06:42:09 AM

Thanks for the kind words....


I do have a question some of you may be able to answer:

If you have a Calmini Anvil, will the front skid plate fit?     It seems all the pics I have seen of the Anvil don't show a skid. Maybe this is just to "show-off" the Anvil.


Like mentioned above, my clearance is tight between the skid plate and axle. Since this axle is STEEL, I'm debating running no skid....maybe truss/enforce it (needed?).  Any thoughts?

I ran a skid plate to keep from getting hung up on stumps and large rocks (that is on the Race Car now).  I will have another one made when I am able to run trails.  The steel is stronger, but there is not much clearance for the gears, and a small dent will have the ring gear rubbing,  (I had to remove a dent to keep from rubbing when I built mine.)

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: heiney.5 on January 29, 2016, 06:57:55 AM

|removethispart||removethispart|@ ebewley ..... you know what happen to this post? Not sure why it would be lost....again....

Title: Re: DIY Steel Front Axle, Tracker/Sidekick.....replacing a weak link.
Post by: Toys-n-Joys on May 09, 2020, 08:04:57 PM

Quote from: heiney.5 on January 29, 2016, 06:57:55 AM

|removethispart||removethispart||removethispart|@ ebewley ..... you know what happen to this post? Not sure why it would be lost....again....

Wondering the same thing