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Not finished obviously

bling bling buddy

I hope it will be Chome when finished

83 lux wrote:I hope it will be Chrome when finished

Lookin good bubs.

is it some sort of tri-axle? Whats with the axle tube coming out the bottom?

CRUSHU wrote:is it some sort of tri-axle? Whats with the axle tube coming out the bottom?

nice work




You keen to make some more???

STUMPY wrote:nice work




You keen to make some more???

Sure!

But by the time this axle is finished you will not be able to afford it

No bodies guessed the centre yet

if its for scottys pos i heard it was a ****

antt wrote:if its for scottys pos i heard it was a *$#^^*

Would have been nice if someone who didn't know the whole story answered

i'll edit and you edit yours buddy

hmm looks like a copy of the All-pro off road heavy-duty replacment rear housing. Is yours made from .188" 4130 Chrome-moly too? Only kidding
Looks very and tough.

more specs buddy. steel thickness, what tubing ya using etc

Ok 1st up weight wasn't and issue with this one

It is a custom fabricated centre section for use with a Nissan H260 diff centre, which is huge, has an approximately 10.75" ring gear.

It is made from 6mm plate, which is the same as diamond axle's in the USA housings.

The tubes are going to be 90mm OD x 6.3mm wall

Full floating use custom made splindles, hubs, drive flanges etc.

Axles are 40 spline same as a 40 spline Ford 9" or Dana 60

Custom made spool for centre to accept the 40 spline axles.

BLING

You got any internal pics. I would love to see what sort of support the tubes get or do they just attach to the housing? You guys doing the spindles and hubs from the ground up (machining billets down or what?) or have you got a kit from somewhere?

Looks very bling and ultra

The internals will be finished up tommorow, but I am not going to show it, got keep some secrets.

Yes the spindles, hubs, drive flanges, axles are all being machined from billets

bubs wrote:The internals will be finished up tommorow, but I am not going to show it, got keep some secrets.

Yes the spindles, hubs, drive flanges, axles are all being machined from billets

I've just always wondered what sort of bracing is inside but fair enough you've gotta keep your trade secrets. Do you use cnc machines for the hubs and stuff or do you do it all manually. Do you get it all drawn up first or just get basic measurments and build as you go? No need to answer the questions if they're secrets, I'm just interested in this type of fabrication and work, thats all

I am a draftsman, so the entire diff housing has been drawn in 3D, then I produce the drawings from the 3D model, then manufacture.

bubs wrote:Axles are 40 spline same as a 40 spline Ford 9" or Dana 60

Custom made spool for centre to accept the 40 spline axles.

BLING

Are you getting custom made axles?

yes

bubs wrote:Ok 1st up weight wasn't and issue with this one

It is a custom fabricated centre section for use with a Nissan H260 diff centre, which is huge, has an approximately 10.75" ring gear.

It is made from 6mm plate, which is the same as diamond axle's in the USA housings.

The tubes are going to be 90mm OD x 6.3mm wall

Full floating use custom made splindles, hubs, drive flanges etc.

Axles are 40 spline same as a 40 spline Ford 9" or Dana 60

Custom made spool for centre to accept the 40 spline axles.

BLING

I hope the area that the third member bolts to is a lot thicker than 6mm or your going to have no end of trouble.

If you are going to all that trouble why not use a ford 9" center ? Gotta be better than the nissan and more ratio's available.

Are the carrier bearing caps supported as per the original housings Ive seen housings made up and no concideration given to this and the diffs fail from the cap on the crownwheel side spreading losing bearing preload increasing gear clearance/backlash and the gears fail.
Looks real bling thou I came to the conclusion after working on heavy Earthmoving equipment and when changing diffs having to shim/adjust an adjuster on the crown wheel side carrier cap, and seeing the fretting marks on the removed diff proving how much the cap moves around and flexes. When building diffs having observed how the caps are machined to a diameter the matchs the bore on the back inside of the housings and why the diff needs to be held square when fitting so both diameters line up before the diff will go in flush to the mounting face.

Wally

RUFF wrote:

bubs wrote:Ok 1st up weight wasn't and issue with this one

It is a custom fabricated centre section for use with a Nissan H260 diff centre, which is huge, has an approximately 10.75" ring gear.

It is made from 6mm plate, which is the same as diamond axle's in the USA housings.

The tubes are going to be 90mm OD x 6.3mm wall

Full floating use custom made splindles, hubs, drive flanges etc.

Axles are 40 spline same as a 40 spline Ford 9" or Dana 60

Custom made spool for centre to accept the 40 spline axles.

BLING

I hope the area that the third member bolts to is a lot thicker than 6mm or your going to have no end of trouble.

Yes it is thicker 10mm

Loanrangie wrote:If you are going to all that trouble why not use a ford 9" center ? Gotta be better than the nissan and more ratio's available.

Maybe it is, but this diff is huge

After talking to a lot of people the only two options agreed apon by most with a custom axle was a 9" or a nissan. I have seen many broken stock 9" centres, I have never seen a broken Nissan H260 - but i am shore people have broken it.

Well if anyone can brake it I can

83 lux wrote:Well if anyone can brake it I can

i concur

bubs wrote:I have never seen a broken Nissan H260 - but i am shore people have broken it.

i've only ever heard of one breaking, it had 49"s on rockwell outers and a few hundred to one gearing in front of it..

Wendle wrote:

bubs wrote:I have never seen a broken Nissan H260 - but i am shore people have broken it.

i've only ever heard of one breaking, it had 49"s on rockwell outers and a few hundred to one gearing in front of it..

I heard that one break too... made a loud bang