Anyone ever ran these? Atomic Axles
02-11-2016, 06:42 PM
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Anyone ever ran these? Atomic Axles
Just came across these axles. They look and sound like an awesome product. For the price people pay for dynatracs and such these are comparable..
http://www.americanfourwheeler.com/O...Unlimited.html
http://www.americanfourwheeler.com/O...Unlimited.html
02-11-2016, 07:10 PM
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People have been asking about these things since probably 2008 or so. I seem to recall seeing some posts about manufacturing and quality issues, and the company going under or something. While you're researching, might as well look at portals also.
Didn't Rusty's run atomics on one of their builds? Anyone remember?
Didn't Rusty's run atomics on one of their builds? Anyone remember?
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02-12-2016, 09:08 AM
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Company went belly up
Rusty's did have these axles used on their build on Xtreme 4x4 way back in the day. That build mysteriously disappeared.
The problem with these axles among other things is the front pumpkin isnt offset to the driver side so you have to run a bunch of lift and crazy driveshaft angle pretty much directly under your oil pan for it to work.
If you want axle clearance, portal axles are the way to go. These were more of a gimmick in my opinion.
Rusty's did have these axles used on their build on Xtreme 4x4 way back in the day. That build mysteriously disappeared.
The problem with these axles among other things is the front pumpkin isnt offset to the driver side so you have to run a bunch of lift and crazy driveshaft angle pretty much directly under your oil pan for it to work.
If you want axle clearance, portal axles are the way to go. These were more of a gimmick in my opinion.
02-12-2016, 09:30 AM
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Company went belly up
Rusty's did have these axles used on their build on Xtreme 4x4 way back in the day. That build mysteriously disappeared.
The problem with these axles among other things is the front pumpkin isnt offset to the driver side so you have to run a bunch of lift and crazy driveshaft angle pretty much directly under your oil pan for it to work.
If you want axle clearance, portal axles are the way to go. These were more of a gimmick in my opinion.
Rusty's did have these axles used on their build on Xtreme 4x4 way back in the day. That build mysteriously disappeared.
The problem with these axles among other things is the front pumpkin isnt offset to the driver side so you have to run a bunch of lift and crazy driveshaft angle pretty much directly under your oil pan for it to work.
If you want axle clearance, portal axles are the way to go. These were more of a gimmick in my opinion.
02-12-2016, 10:30 AM
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I do have respect for a new idea, but I was not a fan of these. Essentially a super expensive mog. Aside from the lift requirements, they offered essentially no warranty, and their first koh their rig limped back to the line broken. Not to mention I find it a tad bit scary that the rig they were showing off with these disappeared completely.