Thread: Axle weight?
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Old 08-21-2018, 01:03 PM   #33
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Default Re: Axle weight?

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland View Post
No, because the comparison is not between a 200 lb. axle and a 20 lb. axle. What is being said is that comparing the cost of a 14 lb. rifled-drilled, flange-scalloped axle to a "normal" 20 lb. axle is not justified for any performance advantage in most cases, if you are expecting the lightened axle to require less power to accelerate it. Physics shows that the benefit is extremely minimal.
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