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Offline WannabeArat

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Front axle truss R/D testing..
« on: January 22, 2012, 06:08:17 PM »
So, on Saturday I took the Jeep out to test the latest axle truss we built. There was no signs of even the slightest bit of strain on any of the welds. This thing is STOUT for sure. However, we did run into a "slight issue" with the driver side knuckle. This chasing the weak link thing can get costly. (but fun)

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Re: Front axle truss R/D testing..
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 06:32:43 PM »
That sucks.........glad the rest of your test worked out.
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Re: Front axle truss R/D testing..
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 11:57:08 AM »
Luckily, aside from the knuckle and obviously ball joints (and minor body damage) nothing else was really damaged. (much)

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Re: Front axle truss R/D testing..
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 07:15:38 PM »
tough luck , i'm sure you will get it all worked out
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Re: Front axle truss R/D testing..
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 03:04:11 PM »
tough luck , i'm sure you will get it all worked out
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