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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Shift ! Shift! Shift! Aaaggggg !
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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Dog" data-source="post: 451352" data-attributes="member: 24042"><p>I actually never did replace that cobbled together shaft.</p><p></p><p>My issue was I got hung up and the DS was in contact with the edge of a rock. The driveshaft spinning scored it, and when I hammered the throttle to climb out of a hole, it snapped.</p><p>I'm a firm believer in building things to break where you want.</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH]122367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]122368[/ATTACH]</p><p>When I built this thing, I put in hub fuses. I don't know if they're still a thing, because they only work with manual locking hubs and it doesn't seem like anybody uses those any more. Basically they were a metal ring that would snap before your axles. They were dirt cheap and you could replace them on the trail in minutes using just a hex key.</p><p></p><p>The rear yoke in the cars I've built is always weaker than the front. If the front one goes on the track, it's like a pogo stick, and incredibly dangerous. There's also a driveshaft loop at the front, just in case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirty Dog, post: 451352, member: 24042"] I actually never did replace that cobbled together shaft. My issue was I got hung up and the DS was in contact with the edge of a rock. The driveshaft spinning scored it, and when I hammered the throttle to climb out of a hole, it snapped. I'm a firm believer in building things to break where you want. [ATTACH alt="DCAM1440.JPG"]122367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="DCAM1439.JPG"]122368[/ATTACH] When I built this thing, I put in hub fuses. I don't know if they're still a thing, because they only work with manual locking hubs and it doesn't seem like anybody uses those any more. Basically they were a metal ring that would snap before your axles. They were dirt cheap and you could replace them on the trail in minutes using just a hex key. The rear yoke in the cars I've built is always weaker than the front. If the front one goes on the track, it's like a pogo stick, and incredibly dangerous. There's also a driveshaft loop at the front, just in case. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Shift ! Shift! Shift! Aaaggggg !
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