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Thanks everybody for your help so far. We have been looking into a lot of stuff. Maraging steel would be the ideal choice so far if it wasn't for the price. Maui, the axles are permanently deforming. We haven't had any problems with anyone noticing them moving while riding. Maraging 300...

We have thought about bulking it up in the middle section but our design wont allow it. The bending is coming from the ends and not in the middle at all. We have been looking at Carpenter Custom 465 and so far that seems to be our best option as far as adding strength. Cost isn't a real big...

Pretty basic. We just add about .5" of 5/16" 24 threading to each side and then press the axles in through the aluminum.

Ollying not as much as a skateboard, but they do go through some very heavy abuse. Early grabs of stairs and hitting cracks going sideways at 50+ seems to take their toll on the axles. We are also considering going with Carpenter Custom 465.

So after searching for many long hours and constantly being directed back to eng-tips.com I decided to join as I always seem to have many questions. I make downhill racing trucks for skateboarding and we are looking for a new steel for our axles. The axles are 8mm in diameter, 10" long and...