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Re: Prokart axle question
Posted by 'Gregor' on 16 Sep 2009 @ 13:09

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Hollow can't be stiffer, it's more springy. So potentially there is less chance of it bending in normal use. If it gets a bit of blunt force trauma it'll bend, further. It's just young's modulus!

A lot of the hollow axles are made out of higher grade material... although you can get an EN16 solid from kart components which will be quite stiff but has a risk of being brittal.

Try and give it a straighten or get a new hollow one from Kart Components, I think most people use their 30mm hollow (7Kart, most MS customers, etc...)

It has 5.75mm wall thickness, you probably don�t want to go below 5.5mm there are 5mm axles on the market, but you can bend them clipping a kerb if you�re unlucky.

You also don't want a heavy mass to rotate the lighter the better, which is another argument for a hollow axle. You've got an advantage which is you can place weight were ever you like take advantage of it.

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Prokart axle question by 'Stewart4444' (14 Sep 2009 @ 12:01)

Re: Prokart axle question by 'stevenw' (14 Sep 2009 @ 19:42)

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Re: Prokart axle question by 'lard ass bob' (15 Sep 2009 @ 8:13)

Re: Prokart axle question by 'Stewart4444' (15 Sep 2009 @ 9:03)

Re: Prokart axle question by 'Eddy' (15 Sep 2009 @ 9:49)

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