twisted splines

[ekjim]

after coming back from drag racing at stratford with my anglia , i was going to change the welded diff. when i removed the shafts, i noticed the splines on one side were twisted. is this common i've got a chance of a quaiffe atb diff for an anglia with half shafts, they just look same as standard shafts ie number of splines, do you think they are quaiffe shafts? Or, how can i tell the difference? thanks Jim

[Toby]

I am lead to believe that std shafts are better than the small similar quaife ones. The ATB is supposed to be softer on the shafts so that MAY help.

 

If you love drag racing and intend to continue thrashing it up the 1/4 I recommend a Tran-X with the large side gears, as unbreakable. - I am not sure what shafts are available for an Anglia.

 

If your current shafts are twisted I don't imagine they will be 1 piece shafts for much longer!

 

What engine and power are you putting through it all?

[ekjim]

thanks toby i was running around 260whp and a shot of gas about 60hpjets with 13 inch michelin slicks but as i dont have a linelock yet i was stuggling to do a burnout so i dont know if i was getting any benefit from the slicks. my 60ft times are not good at all it was 2.3 seconds for a 12.1 at 126 mph using 5th gear for the first time crossing the, line so i need some advice to get this much better for a better et

[Toby]

That's a very impressive terminal You need to sort your axle first cos you wont make any improvements all the time your fixing the car on the day not driving it.

 

Your 60ft is an easy place to find at least half a second! Look in the 1/4 mile table on here to see where you're loosing out. You need some grip mate, and that won't help your little shafts!

 

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