LiqrSicc's Carbon Fiber Build

Well, I thought so but wanted to get a verification. Anyway, I just went the ridiculous expensive "5T axles" route and ordered from here due to the MUCH cheaper shipping costs than wheelspin. At least I get a lil' piece of mind that my axles should not collapse in a cartwheel or miss-landed jump. We'll see.

[LiqrSicc]

Originally Posted by flowrider

Well, I thought so but wanted to get a verification. Anyway, I just went the ridiculous expensive "5T axles" route and ordered from here due to the MUCH cheaper shipping costs than wheelspin. At least I get a lil' piece of mind that my axles should not collapse in a cartwheel or miss-landed jump. We'll see.

Did you ever get your 5T axles? I have some spacers you might want to make the adapter fit perfectly on the axle.


BTW, I never did get a chance to show what the finished project looked like so here it is:






Went with the Silverado body which I've used on a bunch of my other MTs. Looks a little short. I might have to get a F650 later on. The 5T axles are holding up although I've barely flipped this thing over once I had the suspension tuned in.

Originally Posted by LiqrSicc

Did you ever get your 5T axles? I have some spacers you might want to make the adapter fit perfectly on the axle.

Well, I just received them on Friday. These things are quite heavy which is promising in terms of stability! Now I'm waiting for the rest of my Savage to show up, especially on the Cen Diffs, the 2x CC1520 (Got a CC1717 already but could not resist the black friday sale :) ), Trenchers and my DB XL Tvps.

Yes, I know I need this spacers. Already wrote the guys at the website you posted concerning a quote for max. 10 spacers + shipping. I just don't need 25 pieces which is the smallest quantity they offer. But if you have some spacers lying around which you don't need that would be awesome & I get my PayPal ready!

btw Your truck looks fantastic, but I didn't expect anyrhing else from you!

[LiqrSicc]

Originally Posted by flowrider

Well, I just received them on Friday. These things are quite heavy which is promising in terms of stability! Now I'm waiting for the rest of my Savage to show up, especially on the Cen Diffs, the 2x CC1520 (Got a CC1717 already but could not resist the black friday sale :) ), Trenchers and my DB XL Tvps.

Yes, I know I need this spacers. Already wrote the guys at the website you posted concerning a quote for max. 10 spacers + shipping. I just don't need 25 pieces which is the smallest quantity they offer. But if you have some spacers lying around which you don't need that would be awesome & I get my PayPal ready!

btw Your truck looks fantastic, but I didn't expect anyrhing else from you!

That setup is gonna be nice! So far my BP diffs are holding up. I have the 1717 too but the 1520 works out so good I don't have the need to use the 1717. I couldnt resist the sales either!

I thought you could buy the spacers individually? Well PM me your address and I can ship you out a set since I have a bunch of extras. I figured I'd get the 25pc order in case there would be a few people who tried the 5t axles as well.

[thzero]

Why'd you go with the 5T axles instead of just using the XL axles? Seems like the latter might have been a cheaper option. Then again, the XL axles a prone to break where the threads begin; was that the issue?

Originally Posted by LiqrSicc

That setup is gonna be nice! So far my BP diffs are holding up. I have the 1717 too but the 1520 works out so good I don't have the need to use the 1717. I couldnt resist the sales either!

[LiqrSicc]

Originally Posted by thzero

Why'd you go with the 5T axles instead of just using the XL axles? Seems like the latter might have been a cheaper option. Then again, the XL axles a prone to break where the threads begin; was that the issue?

The whole idea was to get away from the threaded axles and to use axles that actually used fit a buggy/truggy 17mm adapters. Not to mention the XL drive cups use the smaller dog bones compared to the Flux

[thzero]

Well, that would be incorrect. The XL and Flux both use the same drive cups and suspension dogbones. The XL axles are just longer by about .5" inches. :)

Originally Posted by LiqrSicc

The whole idea was to get away from the threaded axles and to use axles that actually used fit a buggy/truggy 17mm adapters. Not to mention the XL drive cups use the smaller dog bones compared to the Flux