Hey guys, I'm hoping to move to 37's sometime in the near future and am looking into beefing up my axles in preparation. I came across these outer axle sleeves and am just wondering if anyone is running them or any thoughts on them. The install would be easier and I prefer the idea of not drilling through the axle to do the inner sleeves. Also i'm not a huge fan of the inner sleeves design letting water in but not out etc. The company claims that these outer sleeves will reinforce the axle moreso than inner sleeves (which they also make) 30% vs. 45% for the outers.

here they are:
h**p://www.rockslideengineering.com/servlet/the-10/R-dsh-SE-Bombshell-Outer-Axle/Detail

 

Either way, you're beefing the tubes, it's win win situation.

At that price, both inner and outer sound nice. Since I already have the EVOs, might get the outers too.

 

I would get both inner and outer sleeves. That is what I plan on doing when I eventually upgrade to 37s.

But I am curious as well what people think of these outer sleeves... bump for more info...

 

Would you happen to have any pics of the outer sleeves somewhere? The one on the site doesn't really show a lot, and I didn't see one in your gallery.(though I didn't really spend very long going through your pics... )

 

I would think the inner would be much stronger than an outer. I would be interested to know how these work.

 

The outers actually contribute more.

When you're looking at the strength of a tube, increasing the overall outside diameter adds more strength than increasing the thickness of the tube wall. For a given weight of metal, a large tube with a thinner wall will be stronger than thin tube with a thicker wall.

If you're only going to do one, I would do the outers.

 

was just on their site and it showed inner and outer as one kit. didn't see a spot to get them seperatly.

 

Drivetrain section

Inner kit $179.99 (2 inner sleeves & gussets for upper knuckle)
Outer kit $199.99 (3 piece outer sleeves)
Both $349.99 (inner sleeve kit, outer sleeve kit, and 2 new inner axle seals)

 

I would love to see pics also of them installed. Interested in this thread, one of the better ones of recent.

Thanks

 

I have seen them installed on another site. They look really beefy and with some basic welding skills and a good welder look to be a pretty easy install. The outers are basicaly half tubes (for each side, 4 in total) with reliefs for the stock braketry. Where they two halves join there are also a few reliefs so that part of the tubes are welded together and part of them are welded to the orginal axle tube.

For the money I would do both. Now that said if you plan on doing inner and outer sleeves, c gussets, trusses, etc. then I would consider buying a whole new houseing. I did the math a few weeks ago with all that and the cost of welding supplies, etc (labor would push it farther over) and it would run between $1000-1200 depending on whose products you use, your welder, etc. A new heavy duty axle houseing (prorock 44 for example) is only $1600-1800 depending on who you buy it from and any sales (could possibly get it for less).