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Originally Posted by Michael Blake
Live-axle Mass = sprocket, shaft, wheel
Dead-axle Mass = sprocket, wheel
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Live axles also often use hubs for the wheels and sprockets, if not, they probably use heavier sprockets since now a hub must be incorporated into its design. I'm not saying that this has any significant effect on the acceleration, I'm just pointing it out.
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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder
I think a lot of people think that live axles allow for better reliability, because the forces acting on a dead axle are always in the same orientation, they are more likely to fail due to fatigue, or bend (depending on the application).
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But some designs allow for dead axles to rotate and might even facilitate it for the reason you mentioned.