[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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