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8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 11:52 AM
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After all these years just cut my first housing to shorten, I was surprised this housing is 1/4 thick in the tube. Are all that size? Thought they where thinner they way people said they would bend and flex.!!
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Re: 8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 01:03 PM
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I have one I wanna shorten & one that has already been sectioned & iirc yes the tube is 1/4" wall thickness.
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Re: 8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 01:41 PM
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I narrowed a Ford 9" for my deuce and the tubes were 1/4". I think pretty much all the heavy duty units will be close to that, no matter who the manufacturer is.
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Re: 8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 02:58 PM
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I would guess that the majority of the bending comes near the center of the axle where the moment arm is longest and the axle housing has the least rigidity.
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Last edited by dogdays; 03/10/17 02:59 PM.
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Re: 8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 03:37 PM
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They bend next to the center and will toe in, the ends move forward. Just use a back brace on it.
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Re: 8-3/4 question
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03/10/17 10:34 PM
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They bend next to the center and will toe in, the ends move forward. Just use a back brace on it. I noticed it does look weak right where it starts getting bigger. I'm thinking a back brace shaped like a flat diamond, instead of the 2x3 box, would also help it from twisting.
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