- Location
- Torrance, CA
Team NAXJA/Petty Cash Racing stock class KOH XJ build
- Thread starter Goatman
- Start date
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Slightly bent flange on one rear shaft. Didn't notice it at first, barely any movement to it, but someone caught it, so we're replacing it. Other than that, the car came away pretty solid.
- Location
- San Diego
There were two strong arguments there.
"Better safe than sorry." and "If we bend another one, we'll never hear the end of it."
fair enough...I'm not gonna lie, it does look a bit hack at first...but I guess if its functional....
oh... and you're never going to hear the end of the FIRST one :laugh:
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
Seems like the stress point is mostly where the bump stops hit the axle. Since we will never hear the last of it from the last axle bending, we're not taking any chances.
The bump stop hits on the truss, which is good, but there will be leverage and stress from that point to the outer flange. There is only one place to add truss, which is in front of the tube, since the shock mount is behind the tube and this is a rock rig as well as go fast so nothing under the tube. We decided to add reinforcement from inside of the bump pad out to as close to the flange as we could, we even had to make some recesses to get the backing plate bolts out. We also had to make room for the u-bolts and the spring perches. Seems to be about as clean as we could make it. If it bends again, Cracker will think of some way to blame us.
The bump pads on the new truss are clean and strong, so we left them alone and lowered the bump stop to the right height. The frame was reinforced before adding on the bump stop since the stock frame is the weak point, and we added a triangular gusset on the inside to the stock crossmember. We have both shock shaft bumps and poly bumps on the frame, and we carefully measured and mocked up so they are both hitting the same. Hopefully, we can beat the crap out of it and be OK.
The bump stop hits on the truss, which is good, but there will be leverage and stress from that point to the outer flange. There is only one place to add truss, which is in front of the tube, since the shock mount is behind the tube and this is a rock rig as well as go fast so nothing under the tube. We decided to add reinforcement from inside of the bump pad out to as close to the flange as we could, we even had to make some recesses to get the backing plate bolts out. We also had to make room for the u-bolts and the spring perches. Seems to be about as clean as we could make it. If it bends again, Cracker will think of some way to blame us.
The bump pads on the new truss are clean and strong, so we left them alone and lowered the bump stop to the right height. The frame was reinforced before adding on the bump stop since the stock frame is the weak point, and we added a triangular gusset on the inside to the stock crossmember. We have both shock shaft bumps and poly bumps on the frame, and we carefully measured and mocked up so they are both hitting the same. Hopefully, we can beat the crap out of it and be OK.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
You're going to let Cal drive his race car again?!
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Dumb idea. Any chance you could make the truss tall enough on both sides of the leaf perch to bolt a brace over the top after attaching the leaf spring? Or even make it so you use an extra long leaf plate that attaches to the truss as well as the ubolts or lower half of the UBE.
I went back a few pages and it looks like this might work for you if it wont get in the way of the bumps or shocks. I think the bumps could be mounted on top of them.
I went back a few pages and it looks like this might work for you if it wont get in the way of the bumps or shocks. I think the bumps could be mounted on top of them.
Gravesdiggerxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
This is were guys bend them the in lucas short course races out here. Airbumps hit the truss all that force bends the tube right where the truss ends on the axle tube.
Or when you cartwheel the semifloat flange gets bent. Even better reason to use a FF rear.
Excellent work on the cage BTW.
I must have missed it, but what gearing are you guys running?
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
4.88 at the axle and 3.8 in the t-case.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Crappy nighttime shot and not mounted, just a quick test fit teaser..
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- Location
- Hammertown, USA
And as it turns out, you can just reach the cup holders when strapped in.. 
Camping350
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- In the OC-CA
Need good shocks so you don't spill the beverage
IXNAYXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Wherever the next race is.
As you can see on the door, we have the best...Bilstein.
You'll need to make sure the nets don't interfere with access to those cup holders.
David Bricker / SYR
David Bricker / SYR
Vanimal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- escondido, ca
i don't know, judging by the damage, the driver's pretty bad too.
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Busy weekend. Only took one photo, too good to miss.
Welding 1/16th plate to galvanized, upside down, in the rain.. the things that come out of that mans mouth when he thinks no one is listening..
Welding 1/16th plate to galvanized, upside down, in the rain.. the things that come out of that mans mouth when he thinks no one is listening..
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- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
breathe deep!
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
