having a 83 250r axle made

[big_daddy124]

I have a guy that is willing to make a extended 3 wheeler axle for me if i provide specs and material. I need to know what kind of steel to have it made out of so i dont have to fear breaking it or it bending. stainless? or just regular steel? please help

[200x newby]

stainless would be badass but I believe you will need a harden steel.

[SYKO]

is this a rear axle? or front.... I dont think I would trust ANYONE other then a major manufacture making a rear axle... my .02

[big_daddy124]

is this a rear axle? or front.... I dont think I would trust ANYONE other then a major manufacture making a rear axle... my .02

rear axle is what im wanting

[SYKO]

eerrrr........ I wouldnt bother..... I think its a type of hardened spring steel.... some super tough stuff... I guess if he wants to make it then let him at it! lol...

[big_daddy124]

eerrrr........ I wouldnt bother..... I think its a type of hardened spring steel.... some super tough stuff... I guess if he wants to make it then let him at it! lol...

Yea thats kinda what i was thinking. i found a 12 foot stick of hardened steel at a fab company for $60 so i guess if this guy wants to try it i can putt around on it to see how it handles lol

[Dirtcrasher]

How's he planning on making splines?? Most anyone with a lathe can "turn" the journals....

Hardened steel snaps. You would have to figure out what steel axles are made of. Different steels react differently with heat treating.....

[big_daddy124]

How's he planning on making splines?? Most anyone with a lathe can "turn" the journals....

Hardened steel snaps. You would have to figure out what steel axles are made of. Different steels react differently with heat treating.....

ya thats what i was tryin to figure out what kinda metal to get. I have no clue how he will make the splines. Im in iraq right now and we have just been kinda talking about it. got a whole shop full of metal working tools so who knows

[200x Basket]

dura blue still makes them, why bother with a death trap built by a friend?

[SYKO]

why bother with a death trap built by a friend?


werd X 10 million!:crazy:

[beets442]

An Inmill machine can make the splines( gotta be right on, give em a hub to go off of)). I believe your right on the spring steel or there is axle steel. It would be easier to get and oem or nos. Let us know how it goes.Beets

[big_daddy124]

ya im gonna do some more studying. id really like to produce an axle equal to aftermarket for a third of the cost or a forth of the cost

[big_daddy124]

Gorilla Axle components are made from 4340 Chromoly steel, one of the strongest steels available today, and then precision machined to a perfect fit for your particular application. But that was not enough for Gorilla Axles. They then heat treated the components and even cryogenically treated them after that to ensure you have the strongest, longest lasting axle on the market

[200x Basket]

and with all the $$$$ od durablue, lone star, and gorilla axles, you think that you can make a better cheaper axle? i am sure that you can make one maybe even cheaper, but i doubt you can engineer and mass produce a cheaper and stronger axle.