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Automotive Powered Off Road (AKA: Buggys, Jeeps, Trucks, Etc,Etc. ) => "AP" General Discusion => Topic started by: sandycrack on March 27, 2013, 07:36:06 AM
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Where do you guys get axles from? I have Gear One hubs and need to order my axles soon. Gear One is way proud of theirs and maybe rightfully so. I know you get what you pay for, but you guys around here seem to be very good at sourcing parts so I thought I would ask. Several of the buggy parts houses list them, but just want to be sure I am not buying crap from China.
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I needed custom axles and used RCV.
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I have 300m Axles. Not by choice. Long story.
The upshot is when looking for axles Bill at AZ Transaxle said use the China stuff. They have had stupid good luck with them. Significantly lower in price to boot. Get a hold of Bill and pick his brain. My guess is you don't need 300m and the others will be just fine.
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Almost all high quality steels are imported from somewhere else. If the supplier is ISO certified you are fine no matter where it comes from. Much lower overhead overseas is the only difference.
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I'm placing an order within the next day or two with EMPI if anyone needs anything from there.
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What 930 joint are you running? I'm running chinamoly 930, 28" longest I could find. Wish I'd gone 30" ones from RCV. They wern't much more in moly than the china ones, but I'd like to have had the extra width. FYI, RCV can be slow, plan for that with them. But I believe their axles come with the same "you break it we replace it" warrenty the cv's do.
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What 930 joint are you running? I'm running chinamoly 930, 28" longest I could find. Wish I'd gone 30" ones from RCV. They wern't much more in moly than the china ones, but I'd like to have had the extra width. FYI, RCV can be slow, plan for that with them. But I believe their axles come with the same "you break it we replace it" warrenty the cv's do.
Yup,roger that!!!! They make extremely good parts though!
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I picked up the hubs and CV's from a guy in CA unused. All are Gear One from looking at the site they are the race prepped and polished ones they sell for 185 ea. and came with a set of the grease flanges for the tranny side.
I plan on ordering extra axles and CV's once I am sure I have the correct length axles. Not sure what CV's Ill get at that point.
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ya i'm with carl, wish i had gone 30" on my axles too instead 28". might still so there might be used pair for sale at some point. lol
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Yeah, everyone always wishes they had 2 more inches.
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Yeah, everyone always wishes they had 2 more inches.
LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO
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Yeah, everyone always wishes they had 2 more inches.
rofl ya but wich direction!! rofl
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Aren't you guys running non plunging
axlescv's(duh)? Wassa matta? Don't have a tape measure???? LOL!!!!
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Hell no, I still have to do some measuring.
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The EMPI axles are surprisingly good pieces. Lots of places to get custom stuff, it just cost more, lots more.
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For the vast majority of users EMPI is OK. HOWEVER!,I did buy 8 930 cv flanges from Empi about 4 years ago. 7 were just fine. Really good appearing quality and finish. The 8th one's spline was broached WAY off center and at an angle of approx 3*! One of the places they cut costs ,other than being cheap imported stuff, is apparently not having any QC people on staff. I'm still OK running some of the Empi stuff though. Only reason for mentioning this is so others will more closely inspect ALL manufacturers stuff and not just have blind faith in them. BTW,I've gotten some stuff from a very reputable USA manufacturer that was crap for QC also. I think others here have as well.