Best Rear Axles availble?

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Looking to replace/upgrade my rear axles while doing a hubwap. What are my choices? Thanks
 
what ^ said BUT what power level are you at? you may not need to spend that amount of $
 
I'm more then happy running two thunderbird manual transmission supercoupe "fat" axles. I've never heard of anyone breaking them. I'm sure it is possible though. Mine have new boots, it was a cheap upgrade when I broke my raxles.
 
Chris_Murder said:
I'm more then happy running two thunderbird manual transmission supercoupe "fat" axles. I've never heard of anyone breaking them. I'm sure it is possible though. Mine have new boots, it was a cheap upgrade when I broke my raxles.
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Can i have more information on this?

I thought i remember someone doing the same.

DLF pointed me in the direction of some new oem ford ones if i cant source the Tbird axles. thanks
 
driller said:
Drive shaft shop level 5 halfshafts
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thank you, that reminded me of a shop thats nearby that could probably build them..however, im not at the level to need these quite yet, when i go FI i will have to check into them, or convert to 31 spline, thanks driller!
 
You'll need MAD power and serious traction for a need to upgrade the axles on an auto car. There are low 10 sec Marks on stock axles.
 
phreakness said:
You'll need MAD power and serious traction for a need to upgrade the axles on an auto car. There are low 10 sec Marks on stock axles.
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Where are these cars? I have been looking like mad. I am also looking for the HP level where the stocks axles with auto ,go bye bye?
 
phreakness said:
You'll need MAD power and serious traction for a need to upgrade the axles on an auto car. There are low 10 sec Marks on stock axles.
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I know, im planning for serious power and possibly a 6 speed. We shall see. I'll probably just get some tbird fats (if they work and available) or the OEM fords for now
 
Chris_Murder said:
I'm more then happy running two thunderbird manual transmission supercoupe "fat" axles. I've never heard of anyone breaking them. I'm sure it is possible though. Mine have new boots, it was a cheap upgrade when I broke my raxles.
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What kind of power can the T-Bird axles take?

That anyone has heard of?

Right on the Mark said:
Where are these cars? I have been looking like mad. I am also looking for the HP level where the stocks axles with auto ,go bye bye?
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What axles are any of the guys making serious power using anyway?
 
Right on the Mark said:
Where are these cars? I have been looking like mad. I am also looking for the HP level where the stocks axles with auto ,go bye bye?
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Here is my favorite example. This isn't his fastest but what a hole shot. But he is shifting manually and hit the rev limiter slowing him down. I think his fastest was 10.67 with stock axles. YouTube - Nissan 370Z vs Mark VIII LSC
 
Lux said:
I know, im planning for serious power and possibly a 6 speed. We shall see. I'll probably just get some tbird fats (if they work and available) or the OEM fords for now
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Your right about needing more with a six speed. My cobra has much heavier axles than a Mark VIII and my first day at the strip with it I broke a axle on my third run. I swear I saw on here were someone put cobra axles in a Mark but they also used the Cobra rear end for the 31 splines ??? I talked to a eng. at Mark Williams and he said they could make SS custom axles for my Cobra for 1000.00 that they guarantee would not break.
 
I'm pretty sure the 'fat' axles from the T-Bird are the same as ours, might want to check into that more?
 
I saw over on some tbird boards earlier searching that the passenger side manual trans birds came with a fatter axle then our stock axle. How true this is, not sure, Either way you can use the axle on either side so if you had two you'd be good to go. Where to source these besides junkyards im not sure. I guess if you found them you could have them rebuilt, but at that rate, i'd just probably have something custom made by the guys in pennsauken.

Ill be going oem ford from the guy on ebay for now its looking, he has a good price.
 
Don Pfau said:
Here is my favorite example. This isn't his fastest but what a hole shot. But he is shifting manually and hit the rev limiter slowing him down. I think his fastest was 10.67 with stock axles. YouTube - Nissan 370Z vs Mark VIII LSC
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I can watch this video over and over.

Is he still running the stck axles or did he get some beefier axles?
 
Lux said:
I saw over on some tbird boards earlier searching that the passenger side manual trans birds came with a fatter axle then our stock axle. How true this is, not sure, Either way you can use the axle on either side so if you had two you'd be good to go. Where to source these besides junkyards im not sure. I guess if you found them you could have them rebuilt, but at that rate, i'd just probably have something custom made by the guys in pennsauken.

Ill be going oem ford from the guy on ebay for now its looking, he has a good price.
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All 5-Spd SC's had a "fat" shaft on the passenger side. But they aren't any stronger, they have the same CV joints, and shafts don't generally break, the CV joints do. The larger shaft was an attempt to minimize wheel hop and NVH.

There's always these, if your wallet is fat.

http://www.driveshaftshop.com/domes...underbird-1989-1997-600hp-complete-rear-axles
 
The Mark has SC T-Bird Raxles. Been on The Mark since 2006, with no problems. :)

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DLF said:
All 5-Spd SC's had a "fat" shaft on the passenger side. But they aren't any stronger, they have the same CV joints, and shafts don't generally break, the CV joints do. The larger shaft was an attempt to minimize wheel hop and NVH.

There's always these, if your wallet is fat.

http://www.driveshaftshop.com/domes...underbird-1989-1997-600hp-complete-rear-axles
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+1, i heard thats why also

went with the oem ford axles off ebay, 172 shipped no cores, cant beat it. thanks dlf
 
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