Drizz
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The swivels were rotated and the spring/shock mounts moved too.
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Ahh, hadn't thought about diff angle!
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Did you re drill the swivels or buy some already altered, ie new items specifically made for the job?
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Look back through here and youll see Mike redrilling them 
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Proper keen that job!!
Maybe easier for the amateur builder to cut of and reweld the axle tubes?
Maybe easier for the amateur builder to cut of and reweld the axle tubes?
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Proper keen that job!!
Maybe easier for the amateur builder to cut of and reweld the axle tubes?
Well in theory yes, but you need something bit to press the tubes in and its easy to get the alignment wrong or warped after welding. Bit not impossible at all.
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Look back through here and youll see Mike redrilling them
Sorry Drizz, I must have missed that one
I have seen people weld the axle tubes but that just goes against my mechanical comfort zone, too much stress relying on my welding lol
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The swivels were very tough to drill too. Took ages!
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I was thinking you could sleeve inside the tube to help spread the load maybe and then weld all around.
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Just finished reading from the start, made an awesome job of it so far boys!!
Get chopping mate and I'll be happy to glue it back together!
Sorry Drizz, I must have missed that one
I have seen people weld the axle tubes but that just goes against my mechanical comfort zone, too much stress relying on my welding lol
Get chopping mate and I'll be happy to glue it back together!
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I would have to use your welder Matt as mine wouldnt be big enough.......as always
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He drilled an extra hole too to hold it all in place!
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Mill dan mill lol I decided to slot the swivels and drill and tap a extra hole for location rather than cut and weld the axle as I was a little concerned about the haz with welding and the axle fracturing around the weld but im sure with sleeving it would be fine.... I have made a jig for the swivels which makes it very accurate and easy to do but time consuming as some replacement swivels ive found to be very hard
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Next job is wiring hint hint
hint hint
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I'de love to offer help with that bit, but its a bit far for me
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It's just crimping the connectors on that's all. Just hinting to Mikey as he has the big crimping tool lol
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all this hard work and your skimping by crimping! BLAH!
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Slotting is a NICE idea, gives you infinite adjustment!
I have a habit of snapping swivel balls off, I really wish someone would make an HD/stainless steel version!!!
The Teflon ones seem to be made out of cast pig iron/cheese, were the original chrome ones any better metal?
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Slotting is a NICE idea, gives you infinite adjustment!
I have a habit of snapping swivel balls off, I really wish someone would make an HD/stainless steel version!!!
The Teflon ones seem to be made out of cast pig iron/cheese, were the original chrome ones any better metal?
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Ive found the new teflon ones to be a very hard material that dosnt like to be machined and picks up, all older ones I have machined have seemed to be a lot more machinable. Which out of the two is a better material for the swivels i do not know
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Mike tells me that's how it's done!
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