Trail-gear housing

Brian H · Jun 28, 2010

So wheeling this weekend was good except for a bent trail-gear housing. It was a simple trail and we hit a root wad under throttle....(not to aggressive) but it bent alot. I wondering if someone else has dont this. Is the metal to soft....or something else. I did call them to see what they will do....they said send it back and we will give you another after they look at it. It will just cost to much to ship back and forth so we will have Bobby Long straighten it and truss it. Im just really confused as to why it bent so easy. I have beat a stock toyota housings alot harder than that..

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=11581652#post11581652

luggs · Jun 28, 2010

glad i changed my mind at the last min

Binder · Jun 28, 2010

IMHO there are two names that belong on a axle housing. It's either Dana or it should be Tuna.........

Rhino1 · Jun 28, 2010

Damn you bent the **** out of that.

Rix · Jun 28, 2010

Binder said:
IMHO there are two names that belong on a axle housing. It's either Dana or it should be Tuna.........

Yeah, 'cause them dana 30's are pretty awesome. :haha:

Brian H · Jun 28, 2010

So it bent back pretty easy with the 12ton jack. Normally the the stock toyota fronts Bobby has to use the 20ton jack to straighten those. The jack even left a bit of a dent in the tubing. IMHO it seems kinda soft material. Its all trussed up now so it whould be plenty strong.

Binder · Jun 28, 2010

Rix said:
Yeah, 'cause them dana 30's are pretty awesome. :haha:

It would be much stronger than the pile were talking about.:;

longfield · Jun 28, 2010

Brian H said:
So it bent back pretty easy with the 12ton jack. Normally the the stock toyota fronts Bobby has to use the 20ton jack to straighten those. The jack even left a bit of a dent in the tubing. IMHO it seems kinda soft material. Its all trussed up now so it whould be plenty strong.

Yes it was easy to straighten, it was petty soft.

Mark m. · Jun 28, 2010

Had one in my buggy for three years now with no issues. Would I buy another. Yes.

Brian H · Jun 28, 2010

Mark m. said:
Had one in my buggy for three years now with no issues. Would I buy another. Yes.

Im glad you had good luck with yours. I wish we did to.:booo:

CHOP SHOP · Jun 28, 2010

Mark m. said:
Had one in my buggy for three years now with no issues. Would I buy another. Yes.

I been slammin on mine for a year now. Lots of trips, lots of abuse.

Rix · Jun 28, 2010

Binder said:
It would be much stronger than the pile were talking about.:;

Startin to sound like it.
Maybe just a bad one?

Brian H · Jun 28, 2010

Copied from pirate.

If enough side load was applied to the rear passenger side causing the axle to move towards the driver side, the passenger lower would want to extend in length while the upper wants to shorten thus causing the rearward bend to the housing.

:awesomework:

Binder · Jun 28, 2010

Brian H said:
Copied from pirate.

If enough side load was applied to the rear passenger side causing the axle to move towards the driver side, the passenger lower would want to extend in length while the upper wants to shorten thus causing the rearward bend to the housing.

:awesomework:

That sounds like the typical horse **** that the web wheelers on Pirate would come up with.

Were you in a sideways power slide when it bent? You do need more triangulation so spreading out the lowers would help that but this isn't enough to bend the tube. Your upper link mounts are flimsy as all hell and if anything it should have ripped one of them in half. I think the tube material is not up to par IMHO.

Brian H · Jun 28, 2010

Binder said:
That sounds like the typical horse **** that the web wheelers on Pirate would come up with. Were you in a sideways power slide when it bent? You do need more triangulation so spreading out the lowers would help that but this isn't enough to bend the tube. Your upper link mounts are flimsy as all hell and if anything it should have ripped one of them in half. I think the tube material is not up to par IMHO.

Pm sent.....

Binder · Jun 28, 2010

What it all adds up to is yes the axle will bind in it's travel the way it's set up as most do. Some are just worse than others. My point is even if it binds it should not bend the tube like that.

Brian H · Jun 29, 2010

Binder said:
What it all adds up to is yes the axle will bind in it's travel the way it's set up as most do. Some are just worse than others. My point is even if it binds it should not bend the tube like that.

Bobby fixed that.:awesomework:

Rix · Jun 29, 2010

tranny frank has some lube that would have fixed that for ya.
Just join his cult and you're good for life.

Cascade_Crawler · Jun 29, 2010

.250 wall tube really isnt that thick for an axle tube. Reinforce your upper link mounts

According to Camo it was caused by bottoming out your suspension. Stop jumping it at Evans ass clown :flipoff:

Brian H · Jun 29, 2010

Cascade_Crawler said:
.250 wall tube really isnt that thick for an axle tube. Reinforce your upper link mounts

According to Camo it was caused by bottoming out your suspension. Stop jumping it at Evans ass clown :flipoff:

He is a tg nut swinger:haha:.... Learn from mistakes.....it will be built better this time around. Im redoing the shock mounts.