looks very interesting,havent seen anything like that b4,im guessing 2 piece
shafts or something?

 

i think they are cv shafts

 

cv shafts, shitty thing is they didnt even use a nodular 3rd member.:shaking:

 

same thing as avalanche engineering.

 

nope. those were portals.



these axles are very similar to those under that Papola offroad jeep from a few years ago, except those axles used a D60 center.

edit: link

http://www.4wdandsportutility.com/features/buggy/0703_4wd_custom_rock_crawler_buggy/photo_09.html

 

i hate to see how much they weigh

 

less than rocks I bet.

 

The new Atomic Axle product line from Overkill Engineering takes a radically different approach to solid axle design. The foundation for this new high clearance design is the arched steel housing. The housing is constructed from A656 80,000 PSI tensile strength steel and is equivalent to nearly ½" thick mild steel. The housing weighs in at 110 lbs. Atomic Axles are designed for the professional rock crawling competitor or desert racer, of coarse anyone can purchase the competition units no matter what their needs. All Atomic rear axles feature heavy duty full float axle shaft assemblies. The high angle faceted design provides superior strength and creates a natural truss structure for high impact applications, such as desert racing. The A656 steel housing allows custom suspensions to be welded directly to the housing using standard MIG welding. The axles can be ordered in various widths, axle shafts, and brake configurations depending upon your specific application. Atomic 1 ton axles provide a massive 5" of additional ground clearance over a stock Dana 60. A rig running 40" tires would have 19.5" of ground clearance. The arched housing actually peaks higher outside the center section for a total of 8" clearance over the stock Dana 60 or 22.5" ground clearance with 40" tires. Atomic front and rear axles use a Ford 9" third member housed in a high strength faced center section to preserve proper gear mesh under heavy torque load.. 1480 u-joints transfer power to the wheels. The housing's center section is sealed using standard Ford 9" outer bearings and seals. 35 or 40 spline stub shaft extend into the third member/locker. All axle shafts can be ordered with 35 or 40 spline shafts along with 1480 U-joints. The front axle center section is offset 4" and can be ordered with a driver or passenger side input.


Doesn't sound too good to me. Not that strong (9", 1480). Just a little more ground clearance. And the housing weight seems to be BS or it's not as strong as they say it is.

 

Doesn't sound too good to me. Not that strong (9", 1480). Just a little more ground clearance. And the housing weight seems to be BS or it's not as strong as they say it is.

Did you really say, "Just a little more ground clearance?" If these were cheaper they wouldnt be able to make them fast enough.

 

do you know how much they are?

 

A lot.....

 

Whys this in the Chericar forum??? I'm sure it would have a giant red R anywhere else....

 

last heard 3y/a they were coming in at 10k for a steer and not much less for a straight.

have yet to see one in anything other than show rigs. last company that tried this failed, miserably.

 

And this has...what to do with XJ's?

Don't even pretend you're putting one of these under your rig.

 

I bet his tires rub on his springs.

 

never said i was

 

interesting....never seen these before:laughing::shaking:

 

Almost looks like it is leaking. Judging from the dark/wet spot under the dif.

Is there an "action" shot somewhere for these.

 

Man these things have been around for years....

Theres a few threads on them here...

 

Exactly.

Either you've had your head in a hole, or are a rookie to the sport not to have seen these by now.

 

Did you really say, "Just a little more ground clearance?" If these were cheaper they wouldnt be able to make them fast enough.
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Or you could just run a mog axle (something bigger than a 404) and have more ground clearance and a lot more strength. The gear reduction of the portals would take a lot of stress of the driveline too.

 

Those axles have like 8 or more u-joints in them...they must have the CTM joints for all of them if the axles cost 10k

 

Seems like limited resource usage not to have every one of these axles as a steering axle...the CV/UJ is in there ANYWAYS, why not make use out of it...

 

nothing like sacrificing ride height for ground clearance :shaking:

 

Just depends. Other than pure rock crawling sometimes having more clearance is REALLY nice like in the snow. I'm all for a balance between the two. These axles suck ass and I can't believe they're still around. Any mog axle is a better choice and MUCH less expensive.

 

those things are wild looking but definetly not worth the hefty price tag.

 

all of the problems with portals and only the benefit of extra clearance. all for way too much money.

oh well at least it was sort of out of the box thinking

 

not to bash a product or anything but I think I would rather have a portal-Tek axle for the same money

 

They had a "buggy" in the top truck voting last year. It was a computer generated picture.:rainbow:

 

ya, and its still not done!!!!:laughing:

 

Don't forget you wouldnt have to run 49 inch tires with these. How much do people spend on portals to get them to hold up to the huge tires? These might be good for comp stuff where money is no object?

 

Don't forget you wouldnt have to run 49 inch tires with these. How much do people spend on portals to get them to hold up to the huge tires? These might be good for comp stuff where money is no object?

They have been out for a couple years. I dont think they would be that great for comp stuff, if they were we would have seen more of them out there.

 

you can buy a set of mog 1300s for $4-5k. that's for a front and a rear. never seen any failures on the 1300s. the 404s do break occasionally.


as far as this being a new idea; i think not. been around for a few years now........

 

trade ya for the tranny adapter ??