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<blockquote data-quote="fl-krawler" data-source="post: 172894" data-attributes="member: 884"><p>I acheived a 40lb weight reduction on my rockwell housings by having the knuckles machined and drilled, and the housings retubed with 1/4" wall square tube</p><p><img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c254/fl-krawler/Fab%20work/Big%20enus/002_162.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c254/fl-krawler/Fab%20work/Big%20enus/008_156.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also made a switch to super 8 hubs which are 9lbs lighter per hub. That alone is worth 58lbs per axle total. In the next week or so, I will be purchasing a set of 16 spline gun drilled shafts, which should drop another 5-7lbs per shaft. I have caught alot of **** for choosing to go this route, but in the end I feel it will be worth it, and if it doesnt work or prove to be reliable, its easy to go back to a conventional setup. Even with all the cash I have thrown at my axles, I will still be arguably stronger and lighter than a stock rockwell, and have considerably less cash invested compared to alot of the bling hybrid axles out right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fl-krawler, post: 172894, member: 884"] I acheived a 40lb weight reduction on my rockwell housings by having the knuckles machined and drilled, and the housings retubed with 1/4" wall square tube [IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c254/fl-krawler/Fab%20work/Big%20enus/002_162.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c254/fl-krawler/Fab%20work/Big%20enus/008_156.jpg[/IMG] I also made a switch to super 8 hubs which are 9lbs lighter per hub. That alone is worth 58lbs per axle total. In the next week or so, I will be purchasing a set of 16 spline gun drilled shafts, which should drop another 5-7lbs per shaft. I have caught alot of **** for choosing to go this route, but in the end I feel it will be worth it, and if it doesnt work or prove to be reliable, its easy to go back to a conventional setup. Even with all the cash I have thrown at my axles, I will still be arguably stronger and lighter than a stock rockwell, and have considerably less cash invested compared to alot of the bling hybrid axles out right now. [/QUOTE]
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