bmak944

looking to buy rear axles for my 89 944 2.7 n/a

pnbell

Autozone has rebuilt ones for like $70/per i believe! There is a core charge, but you just drop your old ones at the store...

bmak944

i was thinkin bout getting used ones to save sum $$, if anyone thinks thats even worth it?? or just go with rebuilt ones?

pnbell

$140 is inexpensive... considering New Ones are like $350!

Seems like installing used ones is like putting a broken part on your car and expecting it to be fixed.

turkis_tii

I went with new from Vertex after looking at prices of new cv bearings and figuring the cheap rebuilds are probably nowhere the same quality as oe. I think a lot depends on how worn out yours are and what you plan to do with the car. One trick Ilearned was to Remove rear wheels and use a long extension to get to the diff screws from "outside" the car.

Legoland951

I believe all 1987+ rear axles are the same. The only ones that have different lengths are the autos.

pkt1213

I thought all the manual's of every year had the same CV's. If that's so, I have some out of an 86 turbo.

Legoland951

The 83-86 are shorter due to the offset. The stub axles on the 83-85.1 at the end also has different splines if you are talking about the complete axle. The CV joints are the same for all years.

pvoth

just ordered some from napa....like 76 bucks after core charges

LuigiVampa

The guy who posted this youtube video seems to have an opinion about NAPA axels.


Pelican sells them complete with new CVs for about $250 and Lindsey has racing axels for about $500 each. I'm going with the Pelicans in the next week or so. Seems like a waste to replace just the CV when you can order everything complete. But thats just me.

pvoth

napa deal fell through