How to secure DFW axle?

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Stan Pope
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Re: How to secure DFW axle?

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Speedster wrote:We must use slots. We are not allowed to cut a slot in the axle head so I am forced to leave just enough room to grip the DFW with the special pliers.
See if you can find another way to twist those axles whose necessarily pristine heads are way down in the wheel hub!
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Re: How to secure DFW axle?

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Laserman wrote:I have heard that one way to combat the steer from changing during a rough stop section etc. is to drill the DFW axle hole approximating the steer.
We don't drill with toe-in, but we do drill cant on our DFW hole. That means that the DFW axles needs far less bend than would otherwise. This, IMO, gives less of an "arm" that could potentially be affected by bad handling or track conditions.
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