Atomic Axles

PWROFGRAYSKULL · 11-11-2009, 06:39 PM

So I happened upon the Atomic Axle L.L.C. booth at SEMA and was intrigued. These provide a ton of ground clearance:

I made sure to track down the Overkill Engineering JK dubbed "Homewrecker" featuring Atomic Axles:

Curious about these axles, I poked around the Atomic Axle web site and had to pick myself up off of the floor after I found an FJ sitting between a couple of Jeeps under Products on the Bolt-In page. It appears that they are in the R & D phase. ATOMIC AXLE L.L.C.

Discuss...

DoWork · 11-11-2009, 06:43 PM

Wow. Never seen anything like this. I'm sure some of the guys here can chime in with more info. Where are you Sean?

FJR Colorado · 11-11-2009, 07:03 PM

Very interesting.

Looks like perhaps a better alternative to an off-set axle like you'd find on an H1. It enables the greater GC but you don't have the whining extra gears on each wheel.

There must be a CV/u-joint at both the pumpkin and outer edge. That could cause for a lot of wear. Might be great for a dedicated off-roader/buggy/trailer queen but not a vehicle you ride regularly on roads. Then again, with 7" of lift, you probably wouldn't want to drive it near any highway speeds....

JOHNWOHN · 11-11-2009, 07:15 PM

Beautiful...

I hereby offer my truck as a test bed for these axles. Front and Rear.

Fjamin · 11-11-2009, 07:17 PM

7 inches greater ground clearence

FJNewb · 11-11-2009, 07:19 PM

Looks awesome.

Then I looked at the price...ouch.

At least $8k for a set on the JK

TUFF IFS LUX · 11-11-2009, 09:40 PM

I just came across these aswell...absolutely awesome...except for the price...

am curious as to what they plan for the FJ...yeah, I understand the rear end but are they going to do an SAS Atomic axle for the front or something different with the IFS setup to gain more clearance?

***Fjamming*** · 11-11-2009, 09:47 PM

Since it's a FJ, it going to be more costly then the Jeep... I'd say 9k instead. You can buy a trail rig for that price...

PWROFGRAYSKULL · 11-11-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

TUFF IFS LUX previously said:

I just came across these aswell...absolutely awesome...except for the price...

am curious as to what they plan for the FJ...yeah, I understand the rear end but are they going to do an SAS Atomic axle for the front or something different with the IFS setup to gain more clearance?

I have the same question.

**mikey** · 11-11-2009, 09:58 PM

That's the starting at price, when the price goes up what do you get?