What kind of axle is the scissors axle? Why not see more?
The axle is one of the key components of the vehicle, which can perform the functions of bearing, braking, driving, steering and maintaining driving. According to the different driving methods, the axles can be divided into steering axles, driving axles, steering driving axles and purely driven supporting axles.
The axle can be integral or disconnected, but their appearance and structure are not exactly the same. Today, let’s learn about the scissor axle that was once popular on off-road vehicles with the DARO trailer axle.
The scissor axle is an independent suspension system composed of two thick and hard axles, and two ten-byte half axles are designed in the middle to transmit power, so the scissor axle has not only the strength of a hard axle, but also the flexibility and stability of an independent suspension , especially on rough roads, the scissor axle can perform very well whether it is going up and down slopes, passing pits or jumping.
Veteran drivers who like to play off-road should know about the scissor axle. It was first used in Ford's F150, F250 and Ritual, and basically after 1996, it was no longer equipped with mass-produced models. Why is this?
The scissor axle is almost specially designed for bumpy and undulating roads, which can keep the body stable in complex road conditions, but because the inclination angle of the tires is fixed when its swing arm moves up and down, it is easy to cause serious wear of the tires .
From the perspective of car owners, the cost of follow-up maintenance and tire replacement is too high, and from the perspective of car companies, it has caused huge after-sales pressure, so scissor axles are rarely seen now.
