Hello all, thanks for any response in advance.

I recently posted a thread on hardox and whether it's necessary....unanimously it seems it is. So cheers for all of your input on that

Ive got a couple more questions regarding our first build (HW 4wd rammer/wedge)

1. We are currently using 16mm Bright mild steel shaft for our dead axles. The axle will be secured on two internal walls of the chassis. Axle length is 170mm with the bearings on each side of the wheel hub covering 100mm,leaving 35mm each side of the bearing to the int. wall. Is this material strong enough to withstand deformation?.....(not really sure what most axles are made from)

2. Another chassis one. I had a thought on fabricating the entire chassis with the wedge as a whole (except lid) out of 10mm aluminium then basically cladding it with a wraparound of 3mm hardox. Possibly some shock absorbing material in between. Anyone done this? Or would it be more effective to use 5-6mm hardox all over the shop?

Any ideas or knowledge on this subject would be much appreciated.

Cheers, Pep.