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April 05, 2016 at
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I was wondering if anybody knew a good way to straighten the front axle on a sprint car.
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April 05, 2016 at
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On a hydraulic press, word of caution make sure you use aluminum blocks under the ram so you spread out the force of the ram or you will collapse the axle tubing and ruin the axle.
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April 05, 2016 at
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In a sprint car if you have a bent part, for your sake and everyone else's saftey please throw it away and buy a new one...
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: Keyboard Jockey on April 05 2016 at 01:27:10 PM
In a sprint car if you have a bent part, for your sake and everyone else's saftey please throw it away and buy a new one...
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Axels at about $170 each, why take a chance? Trostle used to take one bent on rt side and one bent on left side and splice them together. These were just as strong as new, but I do not know about straiting them out. Also depends on if it is .095 or .125 tube. My opinion, I do not know for sure.
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April 05, 2016 at
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I and a lot of others have been straighting front axles for years and never had a problem, of course it makes a difference on how bad it's bent,if it's just a little bit no big deal,but if it's bent a lot don't waste your time and buy a new one.IMO that's part of the high costs of racing these days,not a lot of people know how to fix anything, just how to throw it away and buy a new one.
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April 05, 2016 at
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IMO part of the high cost of racing with the cars of today is when someone fixes a bent axle, uses it, it breaks, and junks race car and potentially several other perfectly good race cars. The way of sprint cars is not what it used to be where you can fix lots of parts or salvage parts. Parts are so lightweight now days they are designed to be thrown away. There is a reason that Brian Brown sells his rear ends every 15 races! The few extra dollars invested on the front end saves tens of thousands on the back end...
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April 05, 2016 at
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Is the tube enough to cause it to kink or flatten? If not it wouldn't be a big deal to straighten. ive straightened many and other parts as well. Where you located? Ive been told I could straighten a coil spring!
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: Keyboard Jockey on April 05 2016 at 02:19:59 PM
IMO part of the high cost of racing with the cars of today is when someone fixes a bent axle, uses it, it breaks, and junks race car and potentially several other perfectly good race cars. The way of sprint cars is not what it used to be where you can fix lots of parts or salvage parts. Parts are so lightweight now days they are designed to be thrown away. There is a reason that Brian Brown sells his rear ends every 15 races! The few extra dollars invested on the front end saves tens of thousands on the back end...
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Just so you know there is more straightened parts on cars then there is non-straighten parts on cars big dollar or and small dollar people all have done this . Also to key you know I just got it done by a dude and it looks perfect thank you.
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: Keyboard Jockey on April 05 2016 at 02:19:59 PM
IMO part of the high cost of racing with the cars of today is when someone fixes a bent axle, uses it, it breaks, and junks race car and potentially several other perfectly good race cars. The way of sprint cars is not what it used to be where you can fix lots of parts or salvage parts. Parts are so lightweight now days they are designed to be thrown away. There is a reason that Brian Brown sells his rear ends every 15 races! The few extra dollars invested on the front end saves tens of thousands on the back end...
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Thanks for enlightening me on the ways of todays sprintcar racing,I quess after working on racecars for the last 36yrs. of my life I don't have clue.Also with all the weight rules that associations have today why bother running weak ass lightweight parts and turning around and having to add lead or steel to make weight? Why not use a little heavier duty part that don't bend when you fart on it.
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: CRA91 on April 05 2016 at 02:56:51 PM
Thanks for enlightening me on the ways of todays sprintcar racing,I quess after working on racecars for the last 36yrs. of my life I don't have clue.Also with all the weight rules that associations have today why bother running weak ass lightweight parts and turning around and having to add lead or steel to make weight? Why not use a little heavier duty part that don't bend when you fart on it.
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I am not saying it cant be done, I am saying its not worth it.
We will agree to dissagree.
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: Keyboard Jockey on April 05 2016 at 02:19:59 PM
IMO part of the high cost of racing with the cars of today is when someone fixes a bent axle, uses it, it breaks, and junks race car and potentially several other perfectly good race cars. The way of sprint cars is not what it used to be where you can fix lots of parts or salvage parts. Parts are so lightweight now days they are designed to be thrown away. There is a reason that Brian Brown sells his rear ends every 15 races! The few extra dollars invested on the front end saves tens of thousands on the back end...
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Brian Brown can afford to sell the old and buy the new.....what about the guy that can't? I think Brown does it to keep fresh which is an advantage he and many higher profile teams at the local/national level can take advantage of. The working racer will always be repairing the parts that he can....and I doubt those drivers ignore their own safety to do so.
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April 05, 2016 at
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This might be a stupid question, but aren't the chassis' made of 'bent' tubing? ;-)
Rome wasn't built in a day......but they sure didn't
waste any time burning it down!
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: mbmotorspt on April 05 2016 at 06:06:52 PM
This might be a stupid question, but aren't the chassis' made of 'bent' tubing? ;-)
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Good one!!!
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April 05, 2016 at
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Posted By: CRA91 on April 05 2016 at 02:56:51 PM
Thanks for enlightening me on the ways of todays sprintcar racing,I quess after working on racecars for the last 36yrs. of my life I don't have clue.Also with all the weight rules that associations have today why bother running weak ass lightweight parts and turning around and having to add lead or steel to make weight? Why not use a little heavier duty part that don't bend when you fart on it.
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I bolt on my lead ballast with Ti bolts, doesn't everybody?
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April 05, 2016 at
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....and everytime you crack, bend or break something on the chassis you need to buy a new one!!!! HAHA, this thread is crazy
do it in the dirt
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