Re: Tire wear inside BADLY!!!!! More pics updated
Re: Tire wear inside BADLY!!!!! More pics updated
I understand that you think the tube is plenty thick but material plays a big roll also. Pipe is made for fluid flow, not to take structural weight so to say. Not saying it can't work in a situation but I think that is your weak point, not the spindels. You can buy a nice 3500 to 6000 lbs axle with 2x3 tubing made to fit with the bearings and hubs already installed for under 150 bucks. To me that is worth it right there. I know tires aren't getting any cheaper so putting in the right set-up would save you right there. Plus it gives you the piece of mind that it is good and you don't have to worry about it anymore. It looks like you have some time involved already and time is worth money.
Also when axles are built with a material where the tube is meant to flex a little, they generally weld the spindels in with a positive 1.5 degree camber to them. Tell me how you would plan to figure out how much your tube would flex and compensate for that. Even if the tube did not flex at all you are looking at getting the spindels straight at 0 degrees camber and your toe in perfectly straight. Near impossible without the right jig. I align a lot of cars for a living, trust me when I say it doesn't take much to be off to ruin a set of tires. My trailer axle with the boat on sits at a negative .5 degree camber and it wore the insides of the tires right off. That little of camber is not even visible by the naked eye but sure did some damage. Of coarse when its going down the road and hitting bumps you have to realize its flexing even more making the negative camber even worse. I hope this helps you out. I don't mean to bag on you about trying to do it yourself. I like to do things too if I can, but sometimes you have to know when to throw in the towel.
learning the hard way
