English axle halfshaft question

[escort greg]

For the money your spending just get a fostec axle

[Guest MK1gaz]

Ok thanks for the advise Baz . I need to save up for the full monty Tran-x package really then with the 18 spline beasts just in case . Until then i'll be doing it in style on the genuine ford 1100L halfshfts

[Guest MK1gaz]

For the money your spending just get a fostec axle

not for £1100 you won't , his axles are Atlas ones and are much more expensive plus they weigh a ton . Needed on a tarmac rally car etc etc but i don't need one luckly

[escort greg]

Ive got a fostec atlas axle and it wasnt as expensive as that

[Guest MK1gaz]

Well an Atlas that's got a new LSD , 4:1 cwp , shorthened to fit so needs new shafts etc etc is £2000+ . I've been looking at all the info on them for the last 6 months and gave up in the end . I must be getting tight in my old age !!!!!!!!

[105Ian]

But if you get an Atlas axle , you will be able to not worry again as you should not be able to break that , I had this trouble with what to do with my Anglia axle , by the time I had had new shafts and a new diff unit , the money that would have cost me , I bit the bullit and went for a Fostek atlas axle instead .

As you say they are not cheap but quality never is , but knowing you will always be able to drive it like you want to and not have to worry will make the thought of the cost dissaper .

[Guest MK1gaz]

I 100% agree with everyone about buying the best bits from day one but the Atlas set up is very expensive . I really wanted a pucker Atlas for my car but they cost + weigh too much and all the secondhand ones i've seen have been either too wide , have turbo style gear ratios or are from foooooked rally cars etc !!!!!! . All the rapid south london pintos are launching harder than i'll ever do and they still run on normal uprated english axles . I don't really need anythng else (except money)

[escort greg]

But if you get an Atlas axle , you will be able to not worry again as you should not be able to break that , I had this trouble with what to do with my Anglia axle , by the time I had had new shafts and a new diff unit , the money that would have cost me , I bit the bullit and went for a Fostek atlas axle instead .

As you say they are not cheap but quality never is , but knowing you will always be able to drive it like you want to and not have to worry will make the thought of the cost dissaper .

 

[Guest MK1gaz]

I need £3000 in that case then for a pucker Atlas . It would be funny if my 1100L english axle copes ok though , it's not broken yet after i've abused it rotten !!!!!!!!

[Toby]

I need £3000 in that case then for a pucker Atlas . It would be funny if my 1100L english axle copes ok though , it's not broken yet after i've abused it rotten !!!!!!!!

 

Nothing breaks shafts like the Pod though mate IKT!!

 

Don't mess about with the small english stuff copy the quick Pintos and go 18 t big side gears, it's the cheepest, lightest way.

 

The CWP may not cope with your BBBBBBBBBAAAARPPPP for long though

[Guest MK1gaz]

no hard Santa pod launches and staying on A539's will save me £1100 or £3000

[Guest MK1gaz]

what about the "Anglia axles are stronger" myth then ? . Is it a myth or not ? Any of the Anglia posse run slicks at the pod on standard 105E shafts then ?

[Baz.]

i think you will find petrolhead was using anglia shafts, no good mate

[Guest MK1gaz]

i think you will find petrolhead was using anglia shafts, no good mate

[Baz.]

stick with wot you have , untill you have enough doh to do it right

[LEONMEX]

I guess people say they are stronger as they are shorter & not as thrashed as most escort shafts? my mate runs standard anglia shafts on his 105e with 185bhp pinto & no probs no the road,but maybe a different story at the pod

[Guest MK1gaz]

stick with wot you have , untill you have enough doh to do it right

Could be a long wait then as my credit cards still reeling from the pre-xmas engine management bashing !!!!!!! . I might have some money in 2009 though !!!!!!!

[Toby]

 

Au'revoir le Renault BONJOUR, les GRAND shafts!!!

 

What he said

[Toby]

 

Oui Oui Viva la Grand shafts a situation Voila...

 

 

Et mon ami aussie!!

[Guest MK1gaz]

 

Au'revoir le Renault BONJOUR, les GRAND shafts!!!

 

What he said

It's only worth about £10 at the moment as it's turbo engine exploded taking the new gearbox with it . Whoooooooooosh bang game over as usual !!!!!!! I need to fix it and then sell it

[Toby]

 

Au'revoir le Renault BONJOUR, les GRAND shafts!!!

 

What he said

It's only worth about £10 at the moment as it's turbo engine exploded taking the new gearbox with it . Whoooooooooosh bang game over as usual !!!!!!! I need to fix it and then sell it

 

Melt it down!! Make half shafts out of it!! Well at least one shaft out of all the metal in it. That'll learn it!!

[Guest MK1gaz]

Have you seen 1980's french metal , it's like a biscuit tin lid !!!!!!!!

[Toby]

Make a self tapper out of it then! THAT'LL LEARN IT!!

[10 sec terry]

Ive done a 12.1 with standard anglia shafts on hoosier's.

[Guest MK1gaz]

Ive done a 12.1 with standard anglia shafts on hoosier's.

Ahhhhh so there is some hope at last !!!!!!!