Axles Axles Axles Axles ...

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » April 12th, 2006, 4:28 pm

For all of you hard core Track guys, What axles are you using or used and what are some of your thoughts?

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » April 12th, 2006, 4:42 pm

I'm running the driveshaftshop "roadrace" axles.

I used the original oem for 100,000 miles before switching - there wasn't anything wrong with them at the time...

For track use, I don't see a big need to switch to anything fancy unless you have problems.

Dave_B · Post by **Dave_B** » April 13th, 2006, 7:49 am

The autozones not holding up anymore Rob?

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » April 13th, 2006, 1:05 pm

When I pull them out (the ones from FL) I want to put something in that will last a bit longer...

Dave_B · Post by **Dave_B** » April 13th, 2006, 1:51 pm

Gotcha. Just don't use the impact gun for the axle nut....

StatGSR · Post by **StatGSR** » April 13th, 2006, 1:55 pm

im planning on going with raxles.com axles when i replace mine, i havnt heard anything but good things about em.

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » April 13th, 2006, 1:56 pm

Dave B wrote:Gotcha. Just don't use the impact gun for the axle nut....

HAR HAR

walker111 · Post by **walker111** » May 16th, 2006, 12:26 pm

My autozone axles work fine!! Lifetime warranty, you cant beat that.

Mugen Mike · Post by **Mugen Mike** » May 16th, 2006, 5:18 pm

walker111 wrote:My autozone axles work fine!! Lifetime warranty, you cant beat that.

Remanufactured or new? I had nothing but problems with their remanufactured units.

walker111 · Post by **walker111** » May 16th, 2006, 5:26 pm

New/refurbed? I dont know actually. I just say I need an axle for a 00 teg w/abs they hand me a box with a pretty nice axle in it. I've only had to replace a couple over the past few years. They cost me 60 bucks with the core charge initially. Free with the core after that!!

Mugen Mike · Post by **Mugen Mike** » May 17th, 2006, 12:33 pm

The $60 ones are the remans - the ones I had nothing but problems with. I tried 3 of them before giving up. None of them were in the car more than 2 weeks.

walker111 · Post by **walker111** » May 17th, 2006, 12:42 pm

I guess cheese state autozones suck!!

Mugen Mike · Post by **Mugen Mike** » May 17th, 2006, 12:44 pm

LOL!

Chris F · Post by **Chris F** » June 3rd, 2006, 3:58 pm

I just switched to new $99 NAPA axles. They even stock them at my local NAPA. Nice.

Mugen Mike · Post by **Mugen Mike** » June 5th, 2006, 2:51 pm

Chris F wrote:I just switched to new $99 NAPA axles. They even stock them at my local NAPA. Nice.

This is exactly what I went with after all the proplems with the vatozone axles.

bbqman · Post by **bbqman** » July 15th, 2006, 2:24 pm

Chris F wrote:I just switched to new $99 NAPA axles. They even stock them at my local NAPA. Nice.

I bought a right side axle from NAPA in Topeka at the Nationals last year when i was stuck. It exploded last week during an autocross. Good for about 20,000km.
Local rebuilds have last much less.

I truly regret replacing my OE axles at 180,000km when they were still working well. I thought that I would be doing preventitive maintenance but I have only had problems with rebuilds.

Right now, I am trying OE rebuilt axles prepared by the shop that used to make my custom race axles for my CRx.... we'll see how that goes.

A word of advice, stay away from any rebuilds that use 'new' heads. They are made in taiwan and are soooo cheap.

BsmoothR · Post by **BsmoothR** » August 9th, 2006, 11:01 pm

The MOD is oem axles that are not all the way torqued down to spec. I have sliced the stub off both oem and reman but the steel of oem is better. Drag race buddy has over 200 passes on 270whp oem axles with this same mod. But if I was to upgrade Raxles or summit bargain bin