Well... Anyone been doing some snappin' lately? I really hope not!

It is inevitable that at some point most of us Turbocharged 420As need to look for better axles, and probably some sort of Limited slip system.

As far as I know, only Quaife makes a Limited Slip Differential for us.

Q: I know that a LSD is good for drag racing, and AutoCrossing,
but how does it do in wet weather? Rumour has it, that exiting
from corners (with a touch of the gas pedal) makes your car go
sideways....

I have just seen the ad for this company called The Driveshaft Shop - http://www.driveshaftshop.com/
These guys claim that they made the axles for Len Ayala.. So they do have some cred.

Q: Are Neon Axles 100% compatible/interchangeable for FWD 420A DSMs?

CNNP Racing also claims that they can make custom ones for us (Could they be the same ones from The Driveshaft Shop...?)

Q: Does anyone make equal-length halfshafts for our cars? Or is
that not even applicable for us?

Thanks,

Guy
RS_Guy



13.9sec @ 105mph passes
w/ Blown piston rings,
on Stock Internals
at 10psi Boost....

how much would axles cost? I wanna swap my auto tranny out so I'll be need new axles...


l e o n

i heard somewhere neon axles wouldn't work in our cars. someone correct me if i'm wrong.

Chris
Project RS
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I dont' think neon axles would work. they have different hubs, and are a different width than the 2g eclipse.

have fun!

Looks like the DriveShaftShop wants to sell Neon Axles for like
$750+ , CNNP $800ish.

Personally looking at DriveShaftShop's website, I really like how
they specialize in this stuff, and have a pretty well thought out
product.

Guy
RS_Guy



13.9sec @ 105mph passes
w/ Blown piston rings,
on Stock Internals
at 10psi Boost....

i went to honda to get a cv joint for my 91 civic SI (dont laugh it'll take a corner like you wouldnt belive) and the guy at the parts counter told me to go to the Partsource store (canadian autoparts store dont know if you have them in the states) and buy a reman one because it came with a lifetime warrenty. also if you cant find anything you could always try cryo treating the stockones

I'm from Canada...do you have a url for that store? Or is it only found where you are?



>i went to honda to get
>a cv joint for my
>91 civic SI (dont laugh
>it'll take a corner like
>you wouldnt belive) and the
>guy at the parts counter
>told me to go to
>the Partsource store (canadian autoparts
>store dont know if you
>have them in the states)
>and buy a reman one
>because it came with a
>lifetime warrenty. also if you
>cant find anything you could
>always try cryo treating the
>stockones


l e o n

im from ontario and the store is called "the partsource" its just a big autoparts store, they sell the same stuff as Canadian tire (i think they are the same company) only they have more stuff in stock than crappy tire

LAST EDITED ON 01-Mar-01 AT 06:31 AM (PST)

Until recently, I didn't know what Cryogenics was, but when I
heard about it, I did some research, and also by pure chance, we
studyied it in my Manufacturing class.

Cryogenics makes a metal MUCH harder by aligning all the
crystals, however, it also makes the metal much more brittle,
which means that, it will flex LESS than stock and break instead.
That is the same reason I didn't have my rods Cryogenically treated.

The driveshaft shop axles seem to be able to flex by 7 degrees...

And as for warranties, well what concerncs me the most is that
if I DO break an axle (even if its replacement is free), what
happens to all the stuff around the axle???

Guy
RS_Guy



13.9sec @ 105mph passes
w/ Blown piston rings,
on Stock Internals
at 10psi Boost....

One thing to remember, i believe HRC's Eclipse is running 500HP on stock axles... i don't think they've broken one yet.

-DarkOne
I'm so bad, i should be in detention.

have you seen what can happen to axles when they sticky up a weak traction track. I've SEEN a 1G GSX waste 3 axles as well as a Couple of Intergras. At the July 8 RRE Meet I talking to a national challenger who destroyed his front 2 from his 2G GSX. After they applied the stuff he was simply diving and heard the lil' crackling from the stuff

Skrilla
'97 Base Talon NA
"Technology: The Only Replacement for Displacement"
"Peace and Turbo Grease"

LAST EDITED ON 02-Mar-01 AT 02:59 AM (PST)

I have seen a broken axle caused by a 420A avenger with only intake/exhaust and way too much traction (quaife/bushings/mounts - everything) launched at 5000rpm on a sticky track. :( It happens.. My main advice is to take it a little easier on the launch and you should be ok.

MuRiX
97 Eclipse GS HRC Stage II
And a whole lot of other mods...
89 Accord LSi - yes it's mine :(
http://murix.home.icq.com/index.html

Thats why slicks make it much more likely to break axles, traction combined with hard launhes is what does it and why my axles have 137K miles even with abuse (I hope someone has spares at the DSM shootout cause someones bound to break axles sooner or later).
The driveshaft shop has several stages of axles so I dont think all of them cost $800ish (too damn much for my blood).


Stan2gnt
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95 Talon ES-I-NOS but T soon!
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