Cheap Axle Alternative
03-20-2012 | 07:37 AM
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From: Atlanta, Ga
03-20-2012 | 08:56 AM
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From: Durham, CT
Wish I knew this last week!!
Great research though. Thanks!
03-20-2012 | 10:32 AM
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From: In the garage trying to keep boost down
Awsome great find. How are they holding up?
03-20-2012 | 10:36 AM
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From: Chesapeake, VA 23322
Nice, so works on the 86 turbo?
03-20-2012 | 11:57 AM
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From: Atlanta
Worth buying a pair to have just in case.
03-20-2012 | 12:19 PM
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We need a stickied thread with some of this cross-referenced stuff.
03-20-2012 | 12:20 PM
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If they are hollow, they'll snap on your first real wheel-hop with your V8 implant. The Empi Type 2 CV's make the axle the weak point.
03-20-2012 | 12:26 PM
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From: Norway
cheap enough to cut one up to check?
03-20-2012 | 12:42 PM
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From: In the garage trying to keep boost down
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xschop
If they are hollow, they'll snap on your first real wheel-hop with your V8 implant. The Empi Type 2 CV's make the axle the weak point.
who cares about V8's
03-20-2012 | 12:45 PM
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From: KC, MO
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reno808
who cares about V8's
If it can handle the low end torque a V8 provides then it would be perfectly fine with a high HP Turbo.
03-20-2012 | 01:11 PM
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From: In the garage trying to keep boost down
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86 951 Driver
If it can handle the low end torque a V8 provides then it would be perfectly fine with a high HP Turbo.
i was kidding lol
03-20-2012 | 03:55 PM
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From: Indianapolis,IN
The description on Rockauto says they have:
03-20-2012 | 04:08 PM
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From: Atlanta
From what robstah was saying on saturday is that they look like a quality piece.
03-20-2012 | 04:10 PM
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From: Knoxville, TN
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anders44
cheap enough to cut one up to check?
Just weigh it. Or pull both CV's and you'll be able to tell right away.
03-20-2012 | 04:15 PM
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From: Orlando, FL
Just dump the clutch a few times; easiest and most fun way to test your new axles.
03-20-2012 | 12:42 PM
