a rebuild shop in town haha they used stronger internals off of another car. i can't remember which car they told me but it was definitely beefier feeling

 

did they changed that outer spline portion to a stronger one like the one on the pic or just the internals.. thats where im concerned most, with all broken tc axles i've seen thats the area that breaks

 

those splines were definitely changed, super beefier. sounds denser

 

If they use a bigger stub you have to have a hub to match. Thats why the driveshaft shop kit comes with new hubs.

And shipping was 7-10 business days.

 

awesome! 7-10 days aint so bad

 

Yeah. Ill be sure to post comparison pics and such when I get to the install.

 

They showed up today. The stub shafts are larger than the stoch ones. Not a whole lot bigger, but they are larger. The hubs look good and they came with new ARP wheel studs. As soon as I get some new wheel bearings ill do the install.

 

waiting on pics....lol

 

awesome, waiting on pics as well

 

Here are the pics of the old vs new.

 

what about us guys who pull the motor to change the oil filter every 5k miles

 

does anyone have pics of whats needed to do for the axles? along with tools needed (ie what size socket the axle nut is)

im debating whether or not i should pay 100-200 labor for a shop to do it for me and not worry about it or if i should just save that money and do it myself cus its really something easy to do.

but i found a drivetrain shop around here that sells both axles for 300 which includes a $50 core each side.... not sure if that means i pay 400 and get 100 back or pay 300 and get 100 back but i think its a pretty good deal considering Autozone, Advance Auto, Pepboys and Napa cant get them for me lol. and the dealer wants 900 for parts alone

 

the axle nut i think was a 32mm 12pt deep socket.. but 300 is for a built or just an oem replacement axle? If its not a built one it damn expensive, I got a cheap one at oreilys for 75 plus core on one axle.. price is about the same too with autozone or advanced auto..

the built spline looks good! it should hold a good amount of power more..

 

honestly idk if its built or not lol. and autozone or advanced said they dont carry them at all (well advanced said they have a part number for the passengers side but thats about it)

and i dont have any oreilys around here

but are the axles something i can take out myself with some basic hand tools?

 

thats weird coz i went to advance and autozone and they can order it.. but yeah some wrench/rachet, sockets, prybar/driver, jack stands and some buddy to help you. I think the hardest part was to remove the driver side coz it has a C clip on the inner spline

 

you wouldnt by any chance be able to get a pic of said C clip for me so i know what to look for when i go to do it would you

 

Its a wire ring thats set in a groove on the end of the axle. It shouldnt come out, but if its not there when you pull the axle, you better go fishin.

 

And an FYI, if you snap an axle, check the wheel bearings. When mine broke it hosed the bearings.
And, If you buy the D.S.S. kit you will need new wheel nuts. The ARP studs that come with the kit are about an inch longer than stock.

 

thanks for the heads up, im not using the factory lugs though but hopefully its deep enough. What wheels nuts are you using btw?

 

I got mine from Oriely's Auto Parts.