I need bigger axles any suggestions?
08-20-2002, 06:07 AM
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I need bigger axles any suggestions?
Ok I have a B16A2 with a bunch of crap in it, in my 95 civic, and both axles have broken cv boots and need replacement anyway. In the next week I'll be adding a Rev Hard stage 2 setup on a stock bottom end until this winter when I'll be adding some dartons and srp pistons w/ eagle rods. I know that b16 axles are good till about 250whp, and I've heard of turbo guys busting b16 axles, I don't want to spend $500 on aftermarket axles, will GSR axles be better what are they good for (hp)? Will they fit? I'll probably be running 15psi on the street, so I'm expecting 320whp. Any help will be great, thanks.
08-20-2002, 07:45 AM
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LSD will help you more than beefier axles, IMO...
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08-20-2002, 12:06 PM
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learn how to change ur axles real fast and carry an extra set with you.. get good ol'e autozone axles, they got a nice lifetime warranty. once you get changing them down you should be able to do it in under 20 mins.
i have heard more horror stories about broken aftermarket axles than anything.... as long as the joint is fooked then jus get one of those 20$ speedy boots at autozone and fix the boot
i have heard more horror stories about broken aftermarket axles than anything.... as long as the joint is fooked then jus get one of those 20$ speedy boots at autozone and fix the boot
08-20-2002, 01:37 PM
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Back to the original question, will gsr axels fit, if they do then I'll get some autozone lifetime specials. It's just that the gsr axels are beefier than the civic ones so I'd like to avoid snapping one all together instead of changing them quickly.
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If your car has ABS then Integra axles will work fine. Otherwise the spindles are different on the ABS and non-ABS cars. I would say that with the amount of power you're going to be making and limited-slip you really do need some beefed up axles. Driveshaftshop.com has a bunch of assorted "stages" that you can get, the cheapest of which is $300 for a set. If you want really good durability you'll have to pop for the $500 set though.
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Re: I need bigger axles any suggestions?
Originally posted by whiteciv
Ok I have a B16A2 with a bunch of crap in it, in my 95 civic, and both axles have broken cv boots and need replacement anyway. In the next week I'll be adding a Rev Hard stage 2 setup on a stock bottom end until this winter when I'll be adding some dartons and srp pistons w/ eagle rods. I know that b16 axles are good till about 250whp, and I've heard of turbo guys busting b16 axles, I don't want to spend $500 on aftermarket axles, will GSR axles be better what are they good for (hp)? Will they fit? I'll probably be running 15psi on the street, so I'm expecting 320whp. Any help will be great, thanks.
Ok I have a B16A2 with a bunch of crap in it, in my 95 civic, and both axles have broken cv boots and need replacement anyway. In the next week I'll be adding a Rev Hard stage 2 setup on a stock bottom end until this winter when I'll be adding some dartons and srp pistons w/ eagle rods. I know that b16 axles are good till about 250whp, and I've heard of turbo guys busting b16 axles, I don't want to spend $500 on aftermarket axles, will GSR axles be better what are they good for (hp)? Will they fit? I'll probably be running 15psi on the street, so I'm expecting 320whp. Any help will be great, thanks.
Got mine in 2 days, (just the stage 1's, though; I'm not
ever expecting to get over 200hp). Read about them in one
of SCC's "project" car articles. Good place for axles, IMO.
P.S. The damn link isn't working here, but when you do a
search for "drive shafts", that's the link/site you want.
[EDIT]: Damn! MrFatBooty beat me to the "punch".
Good place though, and even the stage 1's look better than
OEM. Haven't broken yet; of course, the OEM ones never
snapped on me either, but my engine's a "sewing machine".
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