Driveline

fordcontraption01 · Jul 18, 2014

What do the bouncers use for drivelines? How thick of tubing is what I'm getting at. I run rockwells and over the years have killed a number of rear drivelines and a couple fronts. Most all that were killed in the rear are from big stupid rock gardens and our group go for the craziest lines and biggest holes and impossible lines and usually kills drivelines and other parts lol. So my question is how thick is to thick? I picked up my new tube today and it's 4 foot long and is .325 thick and weighs in at 40 pounds by itself. All I need is 41" of it and my yokes which I run the big bolt in Rockwell yokes at the rear and am going to do a bolt in for the tcase end and order a flange yoke to bolt the Rockwell joint to my tcase. I don't think I'll ever have to worry about the rear driveline again or maybe I'm just dumb for even trying it but I've got others I ride with running 3/8 wall in a yota buggy and it works fine.

fordcontraption01 · Jul 18, 2014

Rockwells607 · Jul 18, 2014

i use .187 or .250 wall and they never break or twist....1410 ujoint will break before the shaft

bigsexy · Jul 19, 2014

It should hold up a good while..like you said though we do the craziest insane stuff...guess your spotters we re lackig..lol as for rockwell607 i doubt your shafts would last

yankster · Jul 19, 2014

2" -0.250 wall on my white buggy. So far so good.

infamous1 · Jul 19, 2014

Re: Re: Re: Driveline

yankster said:
2" -0.250 wall on my white buggy. So far so good.

same here on my killer rabbit buggy.

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wimpykid · Jul 19, 2014

10% spotter, 10% driver, 80% most people would look and say "you're f#%king crazy for trying that".

The .250 stuff probably wouldn't candycane, but it might bend.

That FORD woompow probably won't notice the weight difference.

crawlin85cj · Jul 19, 2014

Re: Driveline

.250 wall 4130 for me

2010 Jim's Garage 4429
2012 Jim's Garage YJ
2013 Wide Open Design WFO

Rockwells607 · Jul 19, 2014

If your Breakin .250 wall drive shafts you may wanna re evaluate your driving style, maybe a skid plate or something... Just my .02 cents

fordcontraption01 · Jul 19, 2014

Rockwells607 said:
If your Breakin .250 wall drive shafts you may wanna re evaluate your driving style, maybe a skid plate or something... Just my .02 cents

you need to see some of the places and situations we get into you wouldnt believe it :****: :driving:

TBItoy · Jul 19, 2014

Rockwells607 said:
If your Breakin .250 wall drive shafts you may wanna re evaluate your driving style, maybe a skid plate or something... Just my .02 cents

Or maybe less than 200" wheel base :dunno:

laughing1

fordcontraption01 said:
you need to see some of the places and situations we get into you wouldnt believe it :****:

I assume you've been in the rock gardens at the sandmines there outside of Caryville. some of the biggest rock gardens that I've seen people put tire on...
edit: yep, I just watched some youtube videos from there that you are in

fordcontraption01 · Jul 19, 2014

TBItoy said:
Or maybe less than 200" wheel base laughing1

I assume you've been in the rock gardens at the sandmines there outside of Caryville. some of the biggest rock gardens that I've seen people put tire on...
edit: yep, I just watched some youtube videos from there that you are in

yea there's some stupid big holes and rocks in that one. There are some vids on Michael Evans you tube also. I got a pic I'll post up of me in that big rock garden from a couple years back it will give you a good idea of the rocks there :dblthumb:

or my page you may have found badbuggies on you tube

bigsexy · Jul 19, 2014

Rockwells607 said:
If your Breakin .250 wall drive shafts you ma
y wanna re evaluate your driving style, maybe a skid plate or something... Just my .02 cents

i definitely dont need to evaluate my driving skill...it is some crazy stuff...and your .02 cents isnt worth a grain of salt to...just saying

fordcontraption01 · Jul 19, 2014

Not that you can tell but this is the easy line in the said rock garden if anyone cares :dunno:

bad80cj · Jul 20, 2014

bigsexy said:
i definitely dont need to evaluate my driving skill...it is some crazy stuff...and your .02 cents isnt worth a grain of salt to...just saying

wtf? They make drugs for this. :dunno:

bigsexy · Jul 20, 2014

bad80cj said:
wtf? They make drugs for this. :dunno

drugs for what.....the insane stuff is the lines that are taken you know the hardest part of a trail or climb :flipgotcha:

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Eddyj · Jul 20, 2014

bigsexy said:
i definitely dont need to evaluate my driving skill...it is some crazy stuff...and your .02 cents isnt worth a grain of salt to...just saying

Bigsexy - wrong website, your on Hardline not pirate, brah...

bigsexy · Jul 20, 2014

Eddyj said:
Bigsexy - wrong website, your on Hardline not pirate, brah...

im not your brah...not doubt its not pirate..all i have said about all this is your alls thin shafts wouldnt last long if you tried to follow some of these lines.....with that sai any shaft will candy cane and break if it hits a rock or ledge :tc

infamous1 · Jul 20, 2014

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Well that escalated quickly..........

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Rockwells607 · Jul 20, 2014

I didn't say anything about anyone's drivin skills, Fordcontraption asked a tech question about wall thickness, you don't need my .02 cents bigsexy, you clearly already have **** figured out... But your buddy does that's why he started this thread