Outer Limits 4x4 Board

anyone have there address, phone number or web address.
want to buy rear axles to fit my d1 with arb locker while up in brisbane for work.
thanks.

Get them from the US cheaper from this place http://www.rovertracks.com/index.html

lokka wrote:Get them from the US cheaper from this place http://www.rovertracks.com/index.html

way to support a local business starting up.... have you priced both? whats the difference includding the shipping?

and rovertracks axles are only 4340, hi tough engineering's are made from ams6184 "hytuf" which is very similar to 4340 300m.

everyone complained when maxi drive closed down, Barry took over the axles and makes them EXACTLY the same way Mal use to. (Barry worked for mal and did alot of axle making)

if we dont support him we will loose another great product.

Serg

Lez Richmond Automotive in Melbourne can get them 0394640494

or try the old maxidrive number maybe they kept it???

advdisco1 wrote:anyone have there address, phone number or web address.
want to buy rear axles to fit my d1 with arb locker while up in brisbane for work.
thanks.

Details are:
Hi’Tough Engineering (Barry Ward)
Ph: 07 5530 4123
Fax:07 5530 6312
Unit 3, No 7 Ryecroft St
Carrara, QLD, 4211

uninformed wrote:

lokka wrote:Get them from the US cheaper from this place http://www.rovertracks.com/index.html

way to support a local business starting up.... have you priced both? whats the difference includding the shipping?

and rovertracks axles are only 4340, hi tough engineering's are made from ams6184 "hytuf" which is very similar to 4340 300m.

everyone complained when maxi drive closed down, Barry took over the axles and makes them EXACTLY the same way Mal use to. (Barry worked for mal and did alot of axle making)

if we dont support him we will loose another great product.

Serg

Serg, while I agree that the HYTUFF ENG/MD axles are a great product, and I like to support local guys, RTE are hard to beat on value for money.

And I feel inclined to support Keith atm - since he has been screwed over by a couple of suppliers/manufacturers.

yep, same pricks that stuffed me around for 12 months when i wanted 4 prototype cv's made......


Serg

thanks grimace. thats what i was after.

contact now in suppliers list above.

Ben,

looking at rovertracks site, i looks like there axles are made from 4340 and NOT waisted.

is this right?

Serg

uninformed wrote:Ben,

looking at rovertracks site, i looks like there axles are made from 4340 and NOT waisted.

is this right?

Serg

I believe that is correct Serg. Most US axles aren't waisted. I believe this is because the axle manufacturers prefer to buy hardened stock/blanks, and cut the splines in the hardened steel - rather than cut/machine the axles in an annealed state and then harden (As MD/Hytuff eng do).

This reduces cost, with some possible decrease in fatigue/life??? IME, both options will do the job fine.

ISUZUROVER wrote:

uninformed wrote:Ben,

looking at rovertracks site, i looks like there axles are made from 4340 and NOT waisted.

is this right?

Serg

I believe that is correct Serg. Most US axles aren't waisted. I believe this is because the axle manufacturers prefer to buy hardened stock/blanks, and cut the splines in the hardened steel - rather than cut/machine the axles in an annealed state and then harden (As MD/Hytuff eng do).

This reduces cost, with some possible decrease in fatigue/life??? IME, both options will do the job fine.

Hi,

our shafts are waisted, this is important to allow the shaft to flex along it's length, if you don't waist them, all the stress will be focused at the end of the spline and thats where they will break.