Cita
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posted on 8/12/04 at 08:15 PM |
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Live axle
anyone has any idea what the lightest live axle is (Escort-Capri-Opel etc...)?
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britishtrident
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posted on 8/12/04 at 09:05 PM |
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Escort English but Capri english is a better width -- 2 inches wider.
[Edited on 8/12/04 by britishtrident]
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gazza285
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posted on 8/12/04 at 09:25 PM |
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Isn't the Marina lighter than the English? Not sure there will be many in Belgium though. But then again the Capri English is a rare beastie as
well.
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britishtrident
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posted on 8/12/04 at 09:36 PM |
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The 1.3 marina might be but there it won't be more than a couple of pounds and that will all be in the diff carrier, the casing may actually be
thicker than the Escort which is paper thin. Ital/Marina 1.7/1.8/2 litre has heavier shafts --- both use a 3.75" PCD as per Triumph
Hillman Hunter range axle is very similar to Escort.
A lighter Escort axle can be got at the £150+fitting cost of an alloy diff carrier.
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Cita
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posted on 10/12/04 at 05:07 PM |
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Maby i did'nt specify my question enough but what i meant was the lightest live axle available not neccesarely for a locost.I've found a
Reliant live axle which seems much lighter (and smaller!) than the ususal stuff (Escort Capri,Volvo etc...)
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gazza285
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posted on 10/12/04 at 07:02 PM |
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Probably the Reliant. I wouldn't put too much power through it.
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Peteff
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posted on 10/12/04 at 07:25 PM |
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Trike tackle.
They tend to use them on shaft driven trikes. I don't know what kind of power they will handle but they do seem to go forever.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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