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Re: Drivetrain Critiques

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Originally Posted by James Tonthat View Post
The overlap on the bearing plates, I'd look at doing more, going to more of rectangle shape if you have to instead of the teardrop shape. Although, doesn't hurt to try it as is.
They look pretty much identical to ours, which have never had issues.

2024 is definitely not good enough for your axles. Go to 7075, or stick with steel.

the bellypan is used for fixturing by riveting it to all of the frame members, which holds them in place as the frame is welded. This results in a better aligned, more square frame than if everything has to be tacked together. It also saves hours of your welder's time. We could never go back to the way we were doing it before at this point.
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