Thread: 971's chassis
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Unread 20-05-2014, 23:47
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Re: 971's chassis

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Originally Posted by cxcad View Post
So the axle is held in place by the block and friction against the frame rail? Couldn't it just be cantilevered?
No, the axle is sandwiched between the frame, there are two tensioner blocks per wheel. This picture shows the tensioner in de-tensioned state. Once the axle is installed through the hole, the inner block (with the bushing) will move to the left and thus the axle will be captured. Not sure what you are envisioning with cantilevering...