a friend of mine with a srt4 told me that if i used his drag radials that i could possibly snap my axle shaft. is this true and if so has anyone had it happen to them. if not, i am going to run my car with them on. even stock my car spun really bad off the line....
you'll be fine. ask your friend what his logic is.
I may run 18s, but I can do your taxes in 10 seconds flat.
he didnt know if the stock axle would hold up to the sticker tires. i think his logic was he didnt want my car to break b/c of his tires.
i use them and have no problems
Im a Xbox 360 fanboy...and damn proud of it!!
don't worrry about your axles, unless you wheel hop too much, our axles are very strong....
14.425 @ 97.833 mph stock + GMPP s/c on drag radials.
He's thinking about HIS axles. The SRT axles are so weak compared to ours. Ours are almost the same thickness as a C5 Corvettes.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
Bahahahahahahaha... breakin an axle on a J without being stupid is harder said than done... I've yet todo it even with 7000rpm launches with 24.5x8x15 m/t slicks.
If the car starts to get wheel hop get off the throttle, other than that people seem to be okay. I have seen plenty of fairly stock n/a Cavs break axles and diffs due to wheel hop.
- 93 mph in the 1/8 mile
Member of J-Body Of Michigan.
I have wheel hop....I break motor mounts with it
Never snapped an axle though LOL.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
I have Drag radials and I never had any problems...
2004 Cavalier
13.2@105........
Mods...
BFG Drag Radials
Saab Turbo kit
2.5 exhaust, w/cutout
Spec Stage 2+ Clutch
I've broken a motor mount on azenis.
ouch ! I launched at 3500 a couple of times this year with drag radials... It must be hard for those poor axles to get over 200 wtq on 'em instantaneously
hopefully mine won't break... anyway I spin if I launch at 4000 rpms even on my drag radials
14.425 @ 97.833 mph stock + GMPP s/c on drag radials.
If I haven't broken an axle with over 300WHP I don't think 200 should break them.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
ill stick to my Good years ahah id rather let the tires spin and have that as my weak point then breaking an axel (or having the chance)... the small amount of time that Drag tires would cut off is not worth it to me on a street driven car... plus i would rather know what my car can do in full out street trim.... rather then swicting out my tires just for racing... but like it was said wheel hop is the #1 killer of a drive train...
The First Twin Charged jbody
blue car (R.I.P) - 240whp @7psi..
silver car - 305whp 315lbs.tq @15psi (91 Octane) or 420whp & 425lbs.TQ @20psi (94 octane+Alcohol Injection)
All dynos run on a Mustang dyno
Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:If I haven't broken an axle with over 300WHP I don't think 200 should break them.
Was that 300 on the 16g or the 20g and how many lbs were you running. Ive been out the game a while ryne
*2012 mazdaspeed3*
16G and that was all the way up at 17PSI.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
out Team Green drage car has broken some CV's and bent the splines on them befor, but not broken them.
i would always dump my clutch with my 02 Z at 3K and never had any problems, i was cutting 2.0's but i dident have drag tiers.
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
ive had no problems with a 3500 launch getting a 1.8 60' . ive only snapped 1 axel and that was when i fitst raced the car and i was stupid and launched at 5000 and didnt ride the clutch i just droped it and only went about 3 feet. So just be smart with the launch and everything will be ok. Just watch out for the wheel hop.
12.7@110MPH with 10PSI.
30+ 4000rpm launches at the track and prolly another 50 on the street
axels is fine. I just ordered a set of BFGoodrich Gforce drag radials
I'll let you know if i break an axle with my new, higher yet-to-be-determined launch point
Are the cobalt/ion axles the same as these?
I've heard it's becoming a big problem with those guys. A guy I know snaped the axles twice in his Cobalt SS with a stage 2 on street tires.
The Delta axles are much smaller and thinner.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:The Delta axles are much smaller and thinner.
Gotchya!
Why the hell would they do that...lol?
Lash wrote:Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:The Delta axles are much smaller and thinner.
Gotchya!
Why the hell would they do that...lol?
Because it's GM. Need I say more?
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
