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Old 08-21-2010, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Dazecars View Post
If you look at the two stub axles, old and new, the splined sections are about the same diameter, and that is where the torque is transferred to the wheel flange. With that in mind the newer stub axles have more splines which should make them stronger than the older Jag stubs.... make sense??
The new splined section looks much sorter, and the splines look like they might strip out with any sort of wear, i.e. the surface area in which they mate to the hub looks whimpier. The old one looks like the input shaft on a toploader... that is pretty tough!

I'm not an ME, so I cannot say for sure, but it just looks weaker to me. I would love to hear from an expert, since I am interested in persuing the outboard brakes...

Cobrarkc, did you go with the outboard system?
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