The axle sliders we get there in Thailand are either local crap or expensive imports, so I decided to make my own.
Rather than a common low tensile steel tie rod or cheesy bit of redi rod, this one is made out of high tensile steel so that it is less likely to break or bend rendering the slider useless. The nut is a stainless acorn nut.
Note how the aluminium bushings spigot both into the axle and slider in order to take the load on the fork/bushing and not snap off the tie rod when you need it the most
Sliders are common skate board wheels, tough, cheap to replace and readily available
I have seen import sliders that do not use centralizing bushings and even cheesy tie rods, so I am pretty pleased that I can do something far better at a similar or better cost
I made a few extra sets @ 1500 B if anyone is interested.
Yes you can probably buy a Thai one cheaper - the key word is cheap
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Rather than a common low tensile steel tie rod or cheesy bit of redi rod, this one is made out of high tensile steel so that it is less likely to break or bend rendering the slider useless. The nut is a stainless acorn nut.
Note how the aluminium bushings spigot both into the axle and slider in order to take the load on the fork/bushing and not snap off the tie rod when you need it the most
Sliders are common skate board wheels, tough, cheap to replace and readily available
I have seen import sliders that do not use centralizing bushings and even cheesy tie rods, so I am pretty pleased that I can do something far better at a similar or better cost
I made a few extra sets @ 1500 B if anyone is interested.
Yes you can probably buy a Thai one cheaper - the key word is cheap
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