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Old May 4, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Pretty nice piece. How much weight savings ?
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Old May 4, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Yeah it was very nice, not sure on the weight but I can tell you I'd rather spin it then the very heavy steel shaft I have now.

Now you got me wanting another one lol, plus it was balanced on this big dog.

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Old May 4, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by foose04
Yeah it was very nice, not sure on the weight but I can tell you I'd rather spin it then the very heavy steel shaft I have now.

Now you got me wanting another one lol, plus it was balanced on this big dog.

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Yeah my mind went right to weight..haha. My rwhp probably won't hurt mine.

I need some light front rims in 16" x 4" too. Very hard find, if there even is any out there ??
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Old May 4, 2012 | 12:40 PM
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Your hp likely won't hurt yours, but your trap speed has a pretty good chance of doing it. Honestly, at least do a couple driveshaft safety loops so it doesn't cause absolute carnage if it blows.
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Old May 4, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rjwz28
Your hp likely won't hurt yours, but your trap speed has a pretty good chance of doing it. Honestly, at least do a couple driveshaft safety loops so it doesn't cause absolute carnage if it blows.
I hear ya, I do have one loop near the front already.
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Old May 4, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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Good start. Personally I'd like 2 loops and an upgraded shaft before I regularly run mine up over 100mph. I've been 120+a time or two with no issues whatsoever, but I'm not interested in taking chances on any sort of a regular basis.
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