Carbon Fiber/Aluminum ATV Axles

A Revolution in ATV Axle Design and Performance

U.S. Patent-Pending Design

The BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Axle design utilizes the highest strength carbon fiber material which is fabricated via a filament winding machine (not hand-rolled carbon fabric).  This results in the highest strength/lightest weight axle possible.  The BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum axle is a homogeneous shaft that has no keyway cuts or snap ring grooves cut into the carbon fiber.  Keyways are provided in an integral aircraft aluminum alloy sleeve which is pressed and bonded (fused) over the entire outside diameter of the carbon fiber shaft.  This patent-pending sleeve design encapsulates the O.D. of the carbon fiber shaft in all the critical areas.  Therefore, even if an impact load exceeded the ultimate bending strength of the axle assembly, the carbon fiber would never fracture, splinter, or break off.

Track Proven

The BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Axle hillshooter design is track proven.  It has been successfully run on Jeff Kyle's Honda chassis in the stock bore/stroke under 650 class and set fast time!

Hillshooter & Drag Designs
Although the BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum ATV Axle is the lightest axle ever produced, it is also the strongest axle ever produced (ref. Ultimate Load/Deflection Chart)  The superior strength is due to optimized laminate construction of carbon fiber/epoxy of which the majority of the fibers are oriented along the X-axis of the tube. The composite material properties, and ultimately the axle design, were both derived from BAC's highly successful carbon fiber sprint car torque tube program.  Drag axles will be sold with our own heavy duty drive hub.

LIFETIME WARRANTY on all HILLSHOOTER & DRAG AXLES

Increased Acceleration!
The BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum ATV Axle is the lightest axle ever produced at 2.72 lbs! This amazing decrease in rotational mass allows for a greater acceleration rate of the ATV.

Reduced Unsprung Weight!
The unsprung weight (which includes axles, wheels, rims and tires, etc.) movement of a vehicle, due to an imperfect racing surface, is inversely proportional to that unsprung weight.  Less unsprung weight will have more grip when tracking over the imperfect surface.