Searched but no luck. On average, how much would you estimate stock axles can handle (wheel hp). I'm looking to replace them soon but I don't want to do it i'f I'm not going to be making that much power. Thanks
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i havent ever heard of anyone replacing them with stronger ones so i dont think you would have to do that... i think they will hold the power.
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Red2.ZCavi wrote:..
for the record i meant on a J not on all cars..
I know of quite a few J cars that have stronger axles. Your axles will start to become a problem around 250whp/tq. The biggest problem lays in the launch, when the most stress is put on the CV's.
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are you going to boost your car? supercharger you wont need em more then likely... turbo you will but not until you getting into the 12+psi boost range. other then that i think the only Naturally Aspirated jbody i know pushing the breaking limits of them is Karo (sp?)
Biggest problem is wheel hop.... that is the biggest killer of axles..... along with too much traction as well....
^^^ Yup right on the money wheel hop is the main reason and second would be too much traction. The axles are surely the week link but IMO it does not justify spending the retarted amounts of money on custom axles which only have a 30 day warrenty and can break just as easy as it's been shown in the past. Frank is the fastest j-body on this site and he is using cheap axles
You might break one every now and then at the track but so what...it takes 20 min to swap one out. I doubt you will break one on the street, once you get up in the power department the wheels will just spin and smoke without any wheel hop. I run stock axles and haven't had any problems yet.
Just my opinion of course.
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Oh BTW I put down 264wtq and even on hard launches with drag radials and lots of wheel hop I haven't broken one yet but I'm sure that will change this summer. Good thing they are only $25 to replace
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Cool, thanks Raven. Thats all I was looking for.
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This dude will rebuild axles for any car
Good link...I may look into that when I am putting down more power later on this summer. I like the one year warrenty but really for me it's only one year cause of the winter months but still good none the less. Much better price than DSS too, still kind of expensive but better.
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*Opps I ment to say it would only be a 6 month warranty for me. Where is that edit button?
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hard say really i know 2.4s that have broke them with basically just a stronger clutch drag racing and ive seen 240whp ecotecs with no problems i dont understand it
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Shifted (KickAzz) wrote:Red2.ZCavi wrote:..
for the record i meant on a J not on all cars..
I know of quite a few J cars that have stronger axles. Your axles will start to become a problem around 250whp/tq. The biggest problem lays in the launch, when the most stress is put on the CV's.
... which is a good reason for a big turbo. more lag = less power down low = less broken stuff
