LSR axle question

[JMaN05]

first off, id like to say this forum should have a drive topic. relating to axle, chain, sprocket, whatever makes your shee "drive" :baseball_innocent:

 

this isnt suspension, but no where else to put it. my buddy has a LSR axle, nice chrome, barely used, MINT..but theres no spacers. he says that its just fulltime extended axle. i have not seen this before, so heres my questions:

 

1. is this guy shitting me? or is there really full time extended by LSR?

 

 

 

2.is he just trying to sell me an axle in which he lost spacers?(not a big deal for the price im paying)

 

3. if there is a fulltime extended axle, what is the length of the extended axle(he doesnt know..)+2"? +4"?

Edited June 25, 2006 by JMaN05

[txblueshee]

The axle is only adjustable at 1'' increments... there is no such thing as a "full time" extended axle... It's going to be a +2+4 axle... if he doesn't have the spacers he's running it at stock width...

 

 

Mike

[broke]

I kind of agree. Even if he is running it at the stock length, the spacer go on the outside of the hub, but you still need them. I think the Lonestars are all the same, or disregard the above statement.

[JMaN05]

so it has to be a +2+4 axle? he may just not have the spacers then..or is there a stock length? even if it is stock, would i still be able to buy the spacers and extend it?

[txblueshee]

so it has to be a +2+4 axle? he may just not have the spacers then..or is there a stock length? even if it is stock, would i still be able to buy the spacers and extend it?

 

I don't see why not... lSR should have 1000's of those things laying around....

 

 

Mike

[JMaN05]

no, i mean, is the axle able to be extended if its a lonestar stock length?

 

 

and on another note..

 

refering to the axle locknuts, i cant get the second off. is there some kind of tricks you guys use? okay so its like

 

=======||=||*+++++|=========

................^ .^

................1 .2

 

and theres the 2 locknuts. the first one(1) spins counterclockwise, as if to loosen, correct? and i was told the second one(2) spins clockwise(as if to tighten) to actaully loosen it and get it off. i have tried numerous times, with numerous wrenchs, both clock wise and counterclockwise on the second one(2) and i cant get the damn thing to budge...any ideas?

 

 

 

|key|

*-sprocket

=-axle

||-locknut

|-rotor

+-carrier

Edited June 26, 2006 by JMaN05

[txblueshee]

I wasn't aware that they made a non-adjustable axle..... just check the splines on the axle.. if they are like 2'' longer each side that yours than it's meant to be extended... that's ll the spacers do is slide over the splines...

 

 

Mike

[JMaN05]

oh i knwo about the spacers and such...but are you 100% sure lonestar didnt make a nonadjustable extended axle? my friend still insists its plus 2" on each side, but theres no spacers..

 

measuring would do a lot...but i am supposed to be picking it up tomorrow.

[JMaN05]

i just checked lonestars website, and the spacers are $10 each!! and they only come in half inch spaces now! that means i would need 8 of those!! $80 just for spacers!!!!

 

could i just go to my local hardware store and pick up some very similar spaces for $10 for all 8 or just get 4 1" spacers? something like that..but you get the idea. do you think they would be safe and hold up? i would imagine so, buts its nice to get a second opinion.