Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:31 am
>> The axles are supposedly reverse threaded. I actually beleive that would be ONLY on
>> one side. The reverse threading is so that friction from the wheel turning will not loosen
>> the axle and make it walk out of its thread. My beleif is that this would be the "left" axle
>> both front and back. But since the trucks are mounted in a reversed position it is
>> actually the opposite axles on the trucks. The trucks sitting together, disassociated from
>> a board would have the opposite axles reverse threaded. Follow?
I wrote Gary and asked this question. He responded very quickly.
-- Quoting:
Adept point... I stopped doing reverse threaded axles some time ago, for that very reason.
People were swapping the position of their trucks, and it was a hassle to
have a "rear only" hanger. So now I use red lock tite on the axle threads
before they are installed in the hangers. Problem solved. Have never heard
of a splitfire axle walking out on anyone. We also increase the length of
the hanger threads, so the axle is buried almost a full inch into the
hanger.
So- you indeed can run a 50 degree RII in back with a dewedge to slow it
down to 40 or whatever you want. This is what I ride on my tight board. See
attached.
Gary
-- End Quoting
Gary, hope you don't mind me quoting you, but I just wanted to get this out given that my question could be viewed as negative... I think the changes you made are very sensible, keep production complexity to a minimum, and are a simple and well thought out approach to something that could have been a potential problem. Everyone benefits. If you actually produced a true front versus a true rear with reverse threads on different sides... well... what a nightmare for everyone. You kept the system modular and adaptable. THAT is a real plus to me. As a programmer I appreciate these kinds of solutions.
I also just want to say this will be my third Split-Fire. They are REALLY great trucks.
Shane
>> one side. The reverse threading is so that friction from the wheel turning will not loosen
>> the axle and make it walk out of its thread. My beleif is that this would be the "left" axle
>> both front and back. But since the trucks are mounted in a reversed position it is
>> actually the opposite axles on the trucks. The trucks sitting together, disassociated from
>> a board would have the opposite axles reverse threaded. Follow?
I wrote Gary and asked this question. He responded very quickly.
-- Quoting:
Adept point... I stopped doing reverse threaded axles some time ago, for that very reason.
People were swapping the position of their trucks, and it was a hassle to
have a "rear only" hanger. So now I use red lock tite on the axle threads
before they are installed in the hangers. Problem solved. Have never heard
of a splitfire axle walking out on anyone. We also increase the length of
the hanger threads, so the axle is buried almost a full inch into the
hanger.
So- you indeed can run a 50 degree RII in back with a dewedge to slow it
down to 40 or whatever you want. This is what I ride on my tight board. See
attached.
Gary
-- End Quoting
Gary, hope you don't mind me quoting you, but I just wanted to get this out given that my question could be viewed as negative... I think the changes you made are very sensible, keep production complexity to a minimum, and are a simple and well thought out approach to something that could have been a potential problem. Everyone benefits. If you actually produced a true front versus a true rear with reverse threads on different sides... well... what a nightmare for everyone. You kept the system modular and adaptable. THAT is a real plus to me. As a programmer I appreciate these kinds of solutions.
I also just want to say this will be my third Split-Fire. They are REALLY great trucks.
Shane