Re: Making a Straight Axle Kit
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:52 am
Flagbuggy wrote:Dont Laugh
The "Spring Plates" are they made of Spring steel
No, they are absolutely NOT spring steel 
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No, they are absolutely NOT spring steel Re: Making a Straight Axle Kit
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:44 am
Thanks WideFive for that infoWideFive wrote:Flagbuggy wrote:Dont Laugh
The "Spring Plates" are they made of Spring steel
Ok so what is the suggested Type of Steel to use
Mild
Stainless
Temperd ?
Re: Making a Straight Axle Kit
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:50 am
I use A36 Hot Rolled steel.
Re: Making a Straight Axle Kit
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:59 am
You are a Gentle man thanks Widefive
This is also info for other guys in the States that want off the shelf Straight axle kitts
they can get it from "Straight" from Widefive http://widefive.net/front/?page_id=10
Hope it is Ok that I posted a link to a supplier
This is also info for other guys in the States that want off the shelf Straight axle kitts
they can get it from "Straight"
from Widefive http://widefive.net/front/?page_id=10Hope it is Ok that I posted a link to a supplier