Ya, wade’s running the feathery 10 bolt too. Unsprung weight is very important factor in gofast
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Things were going so smooth, right up untill !!!!!!!
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He will probably chime in. I though he changed the front housing at one point
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at this point you would probably be miles ahead on doing some custom thing. 9in center section etc.
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I was going to make a comment about there being cheaper ways to run a 3-wheeler in the dunes, but decided against it.
WOW. Never seen an axle housing break like that. Bravo dude. Question is how'd you get it back to camp?
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Well at least the truss did work, It did not bend
I do have some video but not much and unfortunately I relied on other people to film as I was actively doing mash style field triage
That is a story I will have to tell later, but end of story drove it onto the trailer in 2 wheel drive
I do have some video but not much and unfortunately I relied on other people to film as I was actively doing mash style field triage
I was thinking that too, fabricated housing of some flavor.
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There is always going to be a weak link somewhere. Hell at first I thought it was a ball joint that snapped untill I looked
Impressive.
Need some sort of Custom housing 609 with truss. Would think that would add strength needed and keep weight down, but $$$
Need some sort of Custom housing 609 with truss. Would think that would add strength needed and keep weight down, but $$$
Never half ass anything if you're gonna break it break it in spectacular fashion! WOW!!
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So it's decided, I'm gona just build another 44. I got 9 years out of the last one and I want to keep the un-sprung weight down. Ive got all the inner and outer parts from my current one and that's what I'm gona do.
For what you do you've proved the 44 can survive. I think this was a freak failure with a combination of factors that did it in. Truss it all the way to the inner c on the bottom and incorporate some gusseting for the shock mount to the top side of the c and tube itself.
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Re-build Bigger,Better, Badder
Sleeve the axle tubes with schedule 80 pipe ?...
I'm surprised the tube failed at that spot--usually they pull out of the pumpkin or crack there more often than anywhere else..
I'm surprised the tube failed at that spot--usually they pull out of the pumpkin or crack there more often than anywhere else..
Dang!!!
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No way it was coming out of that pumpkin those bitches were welded in when I trussed it
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It was gusseted at the shock mount to the C. That is where my shocks mounted. Maybe a little deeper below the steering and deeper on pass side for sure
You got loads of room on the passenger side to put a larger gusset over to the edge near the u-bolt. The driver side would have to be scaled down for the steering arm to pass by it. But it's doable.
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Nice Carnage! 
You win !!
You win !!
Looks like it snapped right where the truss ended... 
I think another D44 with a more cleverly designed truss/ gusset solution should be good for 18 years more.
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I think another D44 with a more cleverly designed truss/ gusset solution should be good for 18 years more.
-G
