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<blockquote data-quote="Droopy" data-source="post: 89417" data-attributes="member: 292"><p>The new aluminum lowers are 2". They are bigger than what we had on there. The rear lowers saw the most abuse. One looked like a banana and the other wasn't horrible...but it was time for a new one. The thread size is 7/8's using QA1 heims. I'm not sure of the uppers or our front steel lowers. Brain fart right now. I'll check.</p><p></p><p>Our axle is the 1/4" wall thickness. When we ordered the axles they didn't have 3/8's wall in stock. I don't think it would have helped tremendously from bending. Might have. I'll just tell myself it wouldn't have. Our big truss that runs all the way across both sides and meet in the middle helps out tremendously I think. </p><p></p><p>Both housings stayed straight all year until this. We put new rear shafts in before the last rock race of the season, which was the Badlands. I've narrowed it down to the bending of the housing (which was front to back...not up and down) probably happened there. That is where Kim cased the jumped BAD and nabbed the driver's rear tire and it kicked the whole ass end up in the air. We all thought she was going to endo forward she hit so hard. The bend was on the driver's rear. It's the only time it could have happened in my mind. I know jumping it 15 feet in the air isn't good for it, but...to me, that won't bend front to back...it would bend up and down. Just my 2 cents and guess on how and when it happened. I have not had the rear end apart or even looked at shafts since then. So...I guess we've been riding like that for awhile. I guess that sounds bad or lazy...but I guess I got in the mindset of if nothing is broke and you don't hear a noise, then why check it. Guess I'll check that more often. Lesson learned. </p><p></p><p>We brake enough front shafts that the front gets checked frequently. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />uke:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Droopy, post: 89417, member: 292"] The new aluminum lowers are 2". They are bigger than what we had on there. The rear lowers saw the most abuse. One looked like a banana and the other wasn't horrible...but it was time for a new one. The thread size is 7/8's using QA1 heims. I'm not sure of the uppers or our front steel lowers. Brain fart right now. I'll check. Our axle is the 1/4" wall thickness. When we ordered the axles they didn't have 3/8's wall in stock. I don't think it would have helped tremendously from bending. Might have. I'll just tell myself it wouldn't have. Our big truss that runs all the way across both sides and meet in the middle helps out tremendously I think. Both housings stayed straight all year until this. We put new rear shafts in before the last rock race of the season, which was the Badlands. I've narrowed it down to the bending of the housing (which was front to back...not up and down) probably happened there. That is where Kim cased the jumped BAD and nabbed the driver's rear tire and it kicked the whole ass end up in the air. We all thought she was going to endo forward she hit so hard. The bend was on the driver's rear. It's the only time it could have happened in my mind. I know jumping it 15 feet in the air isn't good for it, but...to me, that won't bend front to back...it would bend up and down. Just my 2 cents and guess on how and when it happened. I have not had the rear end apart or even looked at shafts since then. So...I guess we've been riding like that for awhile. I guess that sounds bad or lazy...but I guess I got in the mindset of if nothing is broke and you don't hear a noise, then why check it. Guess I'll check that more often. Lesson learned. We brake enough front shafts that the front gets checked frequently. :puke: [/QUOTE]
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