How good is a drilled dropped I beam axle.

For once in my life I won a door prize at GG Indy. and picked a dropped 46" I beam. I have one now in the 32 and the sponsor said I can upgrade to a Chrome drilled axle. Any issues with drilled I beams.

 

possum guts are harder to clean out of the little holes

 

Nope !

 

Drilled vs. non-drilled, no difference in strength....

 

A drilled axle is about 2# lighter depending on how many holes of course.

 

Yup, they attract more attention than un-drilled ones.

 

SPEED holes!
better mileage, faster, cooler..................

 

Now, how is it that you know that?

 

Let's just say you don't want to be a possum when he is driving by.....

 

i would stay away from the chrome. Somthing about hydrogen embrittlement during the chrome process.

I remember reading a thread on here about it.

 

Regarding hydrogen embrittlement, if you can find a heat treating shop, they can bake it at a low temperature and it will be ok after that. This does not affect the looks of the chrome.

 

Also something about forged or cast...I don't know if that was addressed.

 

Anything over 150mph and they make a whistling sound.

 

If the holes were drilled in varying diameters and with proper spacing, at 152 mph it would play Foggy Mountain Breakdown.

 

That does it for me, I will go with the above and s**** my CD player.

 

Still running mine after 300,000 miles

 

Well yeah.
But how's it gonna hold up in the long run ...???

 

so far so good, drilled and chromed.

 

That is not true it does not start sounding like Foggy Mountain Breakdown until 173 mph! Please do not ask me how I know that...

 

just curious , who made and then gave away this axle?

 

I'd be all about the drilled, chrome depends on the ride it's going under. Congrats on the prize none the less!

 

Larry "is" the resident Possum expert!!

 

Too True...

 

As I recall it should be done right after plating(hrs) or it doesn't do much good. Frankly I wouldn't hesitate to run it as is.

 

best boiled...

 

go for it

 

Yes, it is best done right after plating but any time later is ok..It just takes longer in the oven.

 

No differance, less WIND restriction when DRILLED.

 

Come on, spill the rest of the recipe. don't you just hate a tease?

Frank

 

Haha....

I wouldnt run a cast axle that has been drilled....a forged one, no sweat.

Need to grab me one of those....

Rat