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Post by terrorizer on Jun 11, 2016 23:25:42 GMT -5
My 8 3/4 broke both axle shafts on its last run. One broke off clean at the splines and the other broke all jagged near the side bearing. They broke quick only made two hits. The diff is welded. Would a bent axle housing cause this? The car is a 65 imp pre ran, but these axles were fresh. Its got me puzzled. |
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Post by mopar17 on Jun 11, 2016 23:57:20 GMT -5
What was your tire and wheel of choice?
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Post by noser23x on Jun 12, 2016 1:47:26 GMT -5
My 8 3/4 broke both axle shafts on its last run. One broke off clean at the splines and the other broke all jagged near the side bearing. They broke quick only made two hits. The diff is welded. Would a bent axle housing cause this? The car is a 65 imp pre ran, but these axles were fresh. Its got me puzzled. 8 3/4 are fairly durable rearends. There are many things that can lead to axle failure. Not braking while taking hits on wheels is probably the biggest issue. But, bent housing can cause it, running axle saver's helps a ton. But, even the best stuff breaks. Part of the sport. Sometimes you win, sometimes you dont. |
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Post by terrorizer on Jun 12, 2016 11:46:14 GMT -5
I had stock imperial wheels with doubled tires. Never took a wheel shot at all. I have had good luck with other 8 3/4 in different cars. This car has been ran many times, and for some reason you cant keep axles in it. The housing could be bent from earlier runs , car has been ganged up on before, but on this run it had axles and pumpkin out of another imp that I never had any issues with. ran for 2 minutes and everything snapped. Could a bent housing do this?
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Post by 721 on Jun 12, 2016 12:18:40 GMT -5
I had stock imperial wheels with doubled tires. Never took a wheel shot at all. I have had good luck with other 8 3/4 in different cars. This car has been ran many times, and for some reason you cant keep axles in it. The housing could be bent from earlier runs , car has been ganged up on before, but on this run it had axles and pumpkin out of another imp that I never had any issues with. ran for 2 minutes and everything snapped. Could a bent housing do this? YES |
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Post by triplerracer on Jun 12, 2016 12:56:50 GMT -5
If the housing was bent wouldn't it be hard to put fresh axles in if not impossible? Just thinking out loud here.
Question tho, how do you drive that imp? Wide open slamming gears or hitting the brakes then shifting? If your shifting gears under throttle the weight of the doubled tires might have something to do with it.
I Reread your post, sounds like the axles you got out of the other imp you had no problems with are pre ran? If so it could have already been weakened from wheel shots that could explain the one axle breaking by the outside bearing.
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Post by chevykillerx13 on Jun 13, 2016 0:20:10 GMT -5
I'd never run doubled tires on stock axles except full floaters. JMO.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jun 13, 2016 11:25:50 GMT -5
Ive bent and broke axles on both 8 3/4 I ran. One with 15 skid steers and one on 23 14s. I'm not a fan. However any axle will brake of it takes the right shot.
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Post by SDderbyman47 on Jun 13, 2016 22:52:17 GMT -5
Are you running rear brakes on the car?
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