A car still requires the power to go from the ... solid axle, also called a live axle. In this configuration, you have either just one long shaft connecting both wheels (unpowered), or a ...

Typically a live axle is responsible for propelling the auto forward ... The kingpins connect both the sub-axle and front axle. Car vibrations. If you went over an especially challenging pothole, ...

For instance, you may see references to the brake setup on the front axle of a rear-wheel-drive car even though there ... you get what's called a live axle (sometimes live axles are referred ...

It is undoubtedly his most original car. Advantages of a sidewinder dragster ... 11 Photos Crowning achievement is 3-inch-diameter live axle through engine. Axle trough seals tightly to bottom ...

They say the durability, articulation, and simplicity of a live-axle setup can't be beat ... year of college and has been writing about cars ever since.

Yet the reality is a considerably more advanced car. The basics are, better thought of as old-fashioned ‘ute than Sports Utility—a ladder frame chassis, live axles front and rear, and with a ...