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Old 02-04-2019, 02:16 AM   #5 (permalink)
Stubby79
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Wouldn't an axle repurposed from some ATV serve?
No self-respecting ATV would have both a differential and a solid axle. It would either be solid and without a diff, or be independent suspension with CV axles.

Too narrow, besides.

That thing has a diff specifically designed for a chain input, rather than a drive shaft at 90*. You might see such a thing on a trike conversion axle, but those things aren't cheap/mass produced around here.

You could probably rob one from a tuk-tuk or the like, but we don't have those. Annoying regulations.
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