Info: Bye bye 17mm hexes, Hello clod knuckles and 12mm hexes!!

[jdmerrill1240]

So I'm very ADD and for some reason I can't seem to just stay on one project and actually finish it.... probably because I talk to Justin too much and he talks me into starting new projects [emoji23]

Well with that being said I bought a set of mad force axles about a year ago and they had just been sitting under my bench in a box, I wasn't going to do anything with them until I could find all the parts I needed to narrow them and also a set of rear lockouts. About a month ago I seen someone on Facebook that used a set of clod knuckles on their axles so that got me wheels turning. So I ordered some delrin and decided to make my own custom rear lockouts for clod stub axles instead of the mad force set up. All that's left is to finish turning the output shafts down to 6mm and add the flats/thru hole and these will be complete!

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[william g]

So I'm very ADD and for some reason I can't seem to just stay on one project and actually finish it.... probably because I talk to Justin too much and he talks me into starting new projects [emoji23]

Well with that being said I bought a set of mad force axles about a year ago and they had just been sitting under my bench in a box, I wasn't going to do anything with them until I could find all the parts I needed to narrow them and also a set of rear lockouts. About a month ago I seen someone on Facebook that used a set of clod knuckles on their axles so that got me wheels turning. So I ordered some delrin and decided to make my own custom rear lockouts for clod stub axles instead of the mad force set up. All that's left is to finish turning the output shafts down to 6mm and add the flats/thru hole and these will be complete!

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lk[/QUOTE]

Nice job, maybe if you kept the specs you culd forward to Josh Zimerman of Freestyle RC an he could repop them for others?

 

[jdmerrill1240]

I'm all about helping others out, but I'd rather not give out my work to someone else to make money off it..... if another company wants to reverse engineer it and remake them that's fine. Not trying to be rude or anything. If I was going to do anything I'd just make a few sets and sell them myself.

 

[william g]

I'm all about helping others out, but I'd rather not give out my work to someone else to make money off it..... if another company wants to reverse engineer it and remake them that's fine. Not trying to be rude or anything. If I was going to do anything I'd just make a few sets and sell them myself.

I understand totally where you're coming from. I hope for the sake of others you do decide to make a few sets, I think it's an awesome project, idea and outcome.

 

[jdmerrill1240]

If I get enough interest from a few people I might order some material and make a few sets. Had one person on Facebook message me about it.

 

[nosyajg]

hows the steering throw with clod knuckles on there? from the pics, it doesnt look like theres much. .

 

[jdmerrill1240]

hows the steering throw with clod knuckles on there? from the pics, it doesnt look like theres much. .

I might have to grind a little off the c-huh to clear the back side of the knuckle I'm not 100% sure yet. I'll be sure to post an update when I get there.

 

[fr8cture]

How do clod shafts hold up? I would be interested if they hold up good.