was hoping for 11's tonight but got a surprise instead.

[Grey Vw]

I'm ready to see 11 threads about broken axles now that your tranny shouldn't blow up as often.

Who made a penis joke?

Sasquatch...

[DON SVO]

I'm ready to see 11 threads about broken axles now that your tranny shouldn't blow up as often.



Sasquatch...

I was attempting to steer this into a "tranny for your granny" debate.

[festyfreak39]

lol, normally your axle shouldn't bend like that. Just saying..

you launch with the same aggressiveness as a 15 year old virgin.

[Nerd Racing]

lol, normally your axle shouldn't bend like that. Just saying..

you launch with the same aggressiveness as a 15 year old virgin.

It is interesting though, the axle should by all rights be the weakest link in a properly designed setup. It is the cheapest and easiest to replace.

[gorgonheimer]

Axle = fuse

[festyfreak39]

Axle = fuse

mind....blown.

[Advancedynamix]

Tires should be the weakest link in a properly designed system.

[Tommychu]

Tires should be the weakest link in a properly designed system.

All depends on which school of thought you subscribe to. But considering the amount of damage a rapidly moving shaft can do when let loose upon one's undercarriage (not trying to continue the 'shaft' innuendo here... oh who am I kidding yes I am) and the fact that most of the fastest and most advanced racing disciplines agree that tires should be the weakest link, I'm going with that one.

[DON SVO]

Tires should be the weakest link in a properly designed system.

Manual turbo car with slicks?

[Advancedynamix]

Tires should give first and then clutch slippage should occur before anything snaps. This is pretty common theory, I spend a decent amount of time dealing with this concept on cars with a tad bigger tires lol. JT will get this dialed in, I have faith. Were exactly did it snap?

[Damkid]

^^It looks like to me that the shaft itself broke right before the CV joint

[Advancedynamix]

We all get weak shafts eventually.

[Damkid]

^^They sell stuff to fix that though

[sketchman]

You know those rubber donut couplers that are used in drive shafts in RWD? What if you had one of those in the middle of each half shaft?

One of these. $17 a pop before shipping, plus whatever to cut some flanges, split the shafts, weld, bolt....


They also come in urethane, but $$$.

[DON SVO]

Tires should give first and then clutch slippage should occur before anything snaps. This is pretty common theory, I spend a decent amount of time dealing with this concept on cars with a tad bigger tires lol. JT will get this dialed in, I have faith. Were exactly did it snap?

You know where I'm going with this... Manual turbo cars are violent off the line, especially with slicks. JT is WAAAAAY exceeding the torque capability of the stock half shaft and, with his new LSD, is going to be very effective at transmitting all the power to the tire. a well-heated slick should be able to hold it's portion of ~270 whp and provide traction. The half shaft on the other hand wasn't very happy with the result of that!

On another note... I also recommend he get a thicker, harder shaft that can go longer that his current limp version. Getting overexcited and blowing it too early leads to performance anxiety.