Your ABS and Floater Solution

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by chicane

I'm getting to that Ron... to include the BOM and individual pricing for the components.

This is only going to be available thru one singular dealer (who is also at Lat-G sponsor) so I gotta get the details worked out with them as far for any pricing is concerned.

Right now I am starting on the finalized Chevrolet product's.

Right on Sir! I emailed Mark after he leaked out a few details on his set up. I already have a couple of c6 hubs and not running an eBrake so (from the pics) it looks like I'll need the axle end/bearing carrier, radial caliper bracket and your spec axles. Sound about right?

Congrats on an simple/effective design! Can't wait to hear the field report...

[chicane]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Right on Sir! I emailed Mark after he leaked out a few details on his set up. I already have a couple of c6 hubs and not running an eBrake so (from the pics) it looks like I'll need the axle end/bearing carrier, radial caliper bracket and your spec axles. Sound about right?

Congrats on an simple/effective design! Can't wait to hear the field report...

You will still need the backing plates in place, for the 'mechanical stack' and the hubs will need to be "ZR1" hubs as they too will need to be modified.

[Richio1]

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by chicane

No. What Mark actual has, started with a conversation that he and I had at the 2009 (or 2010) Optima Ultimate Street Car gig post SEMA. He went an even more simplified route... but it's also a limiting route to solve his particular issues with the ABS. I was going the same route when I initially started this endeavor... however, there were some other issues with the more simplified design that have been addressed and are now part of the basic product design of the final product. I felt like having a part with limitations, would just be another band-aid.

Both ideas do the job... it's just that one allows options that the other will never have as they are not built into the basic design from it's inception.

Mine is different but simular. I remember the conversation but lost your contact information. I designed and built my own system to solve my ABS issue.









I'm also using a ZR-1 bearing and making a axle shaft that stub shaft on the end of it. Mine is a two part system. A steel part that welds to the axle tube and a aluminum spacer.

This system fixed my biggest rear axle problems.

• Brake Knock Back
• Rear axle leaking
• ABS signal faults
• Robust parking brake

After I did this my ABS signals were rock soild and it worked flawlessly at OUSCI this year.

Your kit looks nice. I wish you would of had it last year it would have saved me a lot of time...

Stielow

[Ns RS]

Looks great.

If i have a quadra linked 9" rear end housing with axle flange to axle flange measurement of 54.750", is the housing reusable with the quadra linked brackets with this system or would a new one be necessary and new brackets rewelded on?

List of parts/pricing necessary for a 9" conversion to this would be great when available.

Not currently running ABS but may in the future - interested more in the parking brake adaptability of this -thanks

[chicane]

To add some other details and add some possible explanation... I'll hit a few points about its unique benefits.

Pricing and availability will be through a singular Dealer / Lateral-G sponsor in the near future... and I will be handling "special applications" on a limited basis.

Material options:
The housing and housing ends are available in standard 1020N (Y/S of 50k psi and a UTS of 63.8K psi) and optional 4140A (Y/S of 60.2K psi and a UTS of 95K psi) and 4130N (Y/S of 63.1K psi and a UTS of 97.2k psi) materials. The availability of the 4140A and 4130N is to allow the end user to weld on all 'like material' component hardware for suspension mounting, etc, and then have it heat treated as an assembly. These optional materials will yield a housing and connecting points far stronger than any "fabricated plate" type or other type housing on the market. Not to mention the weight considerations if your looking to loose a few pounds in certain components... which can only be had by utilizing thinner walled 4140 or 4130 materials with heat treating.

The housing is fixture and TIG welded and has available options for filler and drain bungs, a jack point and fluid cooling ports. Standard is a billet center section mounting flange. You also have the choice for a scalloped rear cover, the most typical used in the Ford 9" industry... or a round cover that can be used to facilitate easier mounting of Watts-Linkage points, etc.

The housing ends are one piece and allow for six different mounting/angle locations for the brake system. They also utilize all stock OEM parking brake system components (no modifications required, with the exception of using aftermarket wheel studs) and will accept all C5/C6 Y-Body OEM and all C5/C6 Y-Body aftermarket brake systems. All you have to provide is your rear rotor diameter at time of purchase/set-up.

Axle shafts:
All axle shafts are one piece, forged blank machined from HY-TUF. The engineered axle-shaft is a true "full floater" design... meaning, that you can pull the axle without removing the wheel assembly. Available options for this component are custom length, gun drilling and modifications for cambered/toe applications. I can do 300M... but in my 25+ years of drive-train development... 300M isn't a real good choice for torsional loading in more than a single direction, not to mention HY-TUF is more than adequate for any power and traction level used for any application used in this FORUM.

Bearing packs:
The bearing packs are OEM GM/SKF/ZR1 units. Available options for the bearing packs are the wheels studs, with the most common being 0.500" by 3.125" Bull nosed ARP fasteners. Other options include Center Lock spindle units and a future option that I'll talk about soon.

This housing is being set up for a Three-link / Watts-link application and a fluid heater and cooler:



This housing is being set up for a Four-link application and could be just as easily used for a leaf spring suspension:



Billet flange:

[Bad94]

Anything new? Very interested in this.