Drive shafts

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Drive shafts

By wayneR
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:03 pm #252408 Please help you can....

Ive been told that the stadard drive shafts are no good that i have for the power i'm wanting to run and have to get uprated one's

Is this right ?
Also if i do where do i get some from as cant seem to find any in the UK ?

Thx Wayne
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By teal_dx
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:46 pm #252422 What kind of power are you running? Also what kind of driving/racing will you be doing?

For example street tires are a lot easier on axles than a set of slicks.

By AutoXCivic
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:41 pm #252455 Aren't there people running 400+ whp that are using stock axles?


But in any case ... yeah what he said. Without knowing how much power you are making and what typing of driving/racing you are doing, not a whole lot we can do as far as advising you.

By wayneR
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:22 pm #252467 I'll be running upto 400whp from the engine on fully boost
The car will be used as a run about a couple times a week and down the 1/4 aswell
Tyres i'll be using will be 888's
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By d-mon
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:29 pm #252613
AutoXCivic wrote:Aren't there people running 400+ whp that are using stock axles?


yes. they know how to preload.
replace $60 autozone axle or $600 ring gear.
the choice is yours :)
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