ProLX axles and IM shaft fit the XR2 Trans?

[Nerd Racing]

I have a set of protege LX and intermediate shaft for my aspire and I found a sweet deal on an XR2 transmission, I was wondering if my shafts will fit the XR2 spline count? It will be quicker than using the Hydro stuff I have.

[Hot_Wheels]

escort protege axles i believe are to long

[Nerd Racing]

not for an aspire. the use of protege LX hubs give it just enough track width to fit them in.

Look at it this way, the MX-3 V6 axles used in 323's are just the same amount longer than the protege LX compared to an aspire.

[Damkid]

i guess the best way to find out is to try it :lol:

[Nerd Racing]

give me two days!

MX-3 width 66.7in wide
323 width 65.7in wide
difference: 1 inch

Protege LX width 65.9in wide
94-96 Aspire width 65.5in wide
Difference: 0.4 inches :twisted:

Festiva width 63.2 in wide
Difference: 2.7 inches

(numbers sourced from wikipedia pages for each vehicle)

[gorgonheimer]

i beleive they are the same internal spline count. and i think it will bolt to you bp block without any mod.

[Nerd Racing]

sweet, I just wanted to make sure the splines were the same, I know for sure the axle will bolt up to the BP block

[nonamekid]

I have a set of protege LX and intermediate shaft for my aspire and I found a sweet deal on an XR2 transmission, I was wondering if my shafts will fit the XR2 spline count? It will be quicker than using the Hydro stuff I have.

I can give a definite yes on that. Those axle will go into the XR2 tranny, and should work perfectly in the aspire. I have always wanted to do a tranny swap in the aspire. With the availability of axles and stuff, one could pull the BP, tranny, and axles from an escort gt and have everything they needed to swap it into the aspire. One would just have to deal with the outer hubs but I don't see that being a big problem.