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Affordable
Aerospace Materials
Come to Kart
Racing
BAC’s Carbon Fiber/Aluminum
Kart Axles are approximately ½ the
cost of titanium axles. Although the
BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Kart Axle is
slightly more expensive than steel initially
(piece price), the increased strength makes it a
greater value. The increase in strength results in 1)
greater durability on the track (wheel banging)
2) less maintenance (don’t have to replace bent
axles every time wheel or wall contact is made.)
The BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Kart Axle
will outlast several steel axles which means
less long term cost.
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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 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.
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The BAC Carbon
Fiber/Aluminum Kart Axle will fit
all
existing wheel hubs, brake hubs,
etc.
Not Recommended
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Reduced Wheel Hop
The naturally inherent
vibration dampening characteristics of composite
materials result in a smoother ride in the kart
chassis. The BAC Carbon
Fiber/Aluminum Kart Axle will tend to smooth out
rough parts of the race track reducing wheel hop
rather than amplifying the ruts as a steel axle
does. After all...smoother is faster!
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Stronger Than Titanium!
Although the BAC Carbon Fiber/Aluminum
Kart 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 (World of Outlaw Sprint
Series legal).
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Increased Kart Acceleration!
The BAC
Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Kart Axle is the lightest axle
ever produced at 1.35 lbs! This amazing decrease in rotational
mass allows for a greater acceleration rate of the chassis down
the straight-a-ways.
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