[DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
Doug Braun
doug at silicondesigns.com
Thu Aug 7 11:03:46 EDT 2008
Chris,
A minor correction: your Wilkinson rear axle bearings are ball type
bearings, not tapered.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Kimball [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:15 PM
To: doug at silicondesigns.com; Asa Jay Laughton; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
It did all come from Wilkenson, but I can't remember what kind they were,
other than I believe they weren't tapered, but one was a little wider than
the other, I think.
Chris
> From: doug at silicondesigns.com
> To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:14:10 -0700
>
> Asa Jay,
>
> Jeff Kimball, Mike Thomas and I installed a pair of Wilkinson's new
axles
> into Chris Kimball's car a few months back. They looked like excellent
> pieces and we had no problems with the install, especially with the use
of
> Jeff's excellent shop and tool set. If I needed new axles, Wilkinson's
are
> the ones I'd get. You'll have to ask Chris to be sure which bearing set
he
> went with but they were likely from Wilkinson as well.
>
> Doug Braun
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:46 AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
>
>
> Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the garage... I get an
> email from Wilkinson, with a special on his forged rear axles. Gah!
>
> Looks like it may be less trouble to buy a new set of axles and the
> bearings that fit, rather than try to find a set of appropriately sized
> bearings for my stock axles. It might be cheaper for me to just find
> the bearings, but my time is worth something too.
>
> So my question becomes, who has experience with the forged axles from
> Wilkinson and what bearing sets did you go with?
>
> Thanks,
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
>
> 1973 Pantera L 5533
> [ASASCAT]
>
>
>
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