XTREEM 40 front axle!

[solli]

Jorgen Paulsen from Norway, 3 time European Champion in EuroTrial, is building a new 40 axle on his Modified Class Suzuki.
He use parts from a MAN Military Truck.
jørgens garage - Pirate4x4 Skandinavia

[crujones]

Any other pics of this. Very intresting. Whats to keep the wheels lateraly in place.

[Radd Cruisers]

Pretty sure they are in the design stag of the knuckle.

Wow, thats some sick turning radious and design, guess thats why you guys are champs in Europe.

[mookie]

if they break that out in the boonies they are so F'ng screwed...

[BELMONT148]

Nice turming radius with a 35" tire. If you move up tire size in comps you will lose a lot of what you are working for, but this looks to be engineered for one purpose in one type of class. Will there be a rear steer also? That radius on a rear steer rig the size of a Suzuki with 35's would be sick. I bet it would just sit there and turn around on itself.

Jeremy

[Arya Ebrahimi]

I like the concept, but wonder how it will do with the fabrication methods used. It appears as if they have taken the CV joint from a driveshaft including the slip joint and welded the female splines to the inner axle shaft. I also wonder about the neck down in the splines at the CV joint on the inner side, seems like a big stress riser to me.

However, since it appears to use standard drivetrain parts, as long as they don't break the inner shaft/welded area, it should be reasonably simple to repair given the correct parts are on hand.

Ary

[ToyotaNick]

that looks crazy! when you turn the wheel all of the way wouldn't that joint get in one serious bind and be very difficult to turn the wheels?

[Tapage]

way to much IMOP .. you really need it with a light Samuka body over it .. ?

[brooksy]

Certainly give it some width which you would need with that turning radius, but I think it is a bit over the top but they obviously have reasons for doing it that I am not aware.



brooksy