atlas axle

[LEONMEX]

what sort of power can you put through a standard axle with plate lsd?

[V8ian]

its not the HP that breaks the axle, its the grip from your tires,

[LEONMEX]

planning on running slicks on the strip & sticky rubber on the road so will be alot of stress on them

[mk1super]

Gonna be the nuts mate

[DEP]

How much power are you intending to have mate, As you know i ve got approx 360 @ f/wheel and 328lb torque, No probs so far .......touch wood

[LEONMEX]

im looking for about 280-300 as i want to keep on 13s & traction will be an issue. Are yours still standard shafts then ian?? You have alot to answer for anyhow mate,i blame you for me doing this to my poor innocent car

[DEP]

I m sorry , As far as i m aware they are standard shafts.

Saying that i believe my axle is a baby atlas, not sure if there any different from a standard atlas

[Darran]

I m sorry , As far as i m aware they are standard shafts.

Saying that i believe my axle is a baby atlas, not sure if there any different from a standard atlas

 

I'd say you have quaife shafts

[puddy]

I m sorry , As far as i m aware they are standard shafts.

Saying that i believe my axle is a baby atlas, not sure if there any different from a standard atlas

 

I'd say you have quaife shafts

 

I am sure mark built that axle with quaife internals as well

 

I ran standard shafts in the tina and never broke one either .

 

puddy

[QuadCamCapri]

Broke a standard shaft whilst leading a race a Brands once, luckily the race was red flagged as the car was stranded in the middle of the track, making me the winner as it wasn't re-started

 

Ran Quaife eversince

[DEP]

I m sorry , As far as i m aware they are standard shafts.

Saying that i believe my axle is a baby atlas, not sure if there any different from a standard atlas

 

I'd say you have quaife shafts

 

I am sure mark built that axle with quaife internals as well

 

I ran standard shafts in the tina and never broke one either .

 

puddy

Thanks guys

[JP.]

Started a topic about this issue a while ago

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=92152

 

I am a bit confused now cause it made me think Quaife was rubbish.

Have found myself a few spare standard halfshafts incase one will break.

[jamie]

im looking for about 280-300

 

[QuadCamCapri]

I am a bit confused now cause it made me think Quaife was rubbish.

Have found myself a few spare standard halfshafts incase one will break.

 

I guess everybody has different experiences, I can only tell you mine. I ran standard shafts for about 6 years in a road saloon championship where only standard rims were allowed (6x13), never had any breakages only the odd bent one

Then did super road saloons & ModProds (9x16 rims) and snapped one, obviously the wider wheel/rubber puts more strain on them and I guess riding the rumple strips may have given it a shock loading that pushed it over the limit as it broke on the outside of the bearing.

 

No problems with the Quaife ones or there ATB or gearbox internals (except when my ally bellhousing cracked knackering the input & main shaft )

[SmokeEm]

I am a bit confused now cause it made me think Quaife was rubbish.

Have found myself a few spare standard halfshafts incase one will break.

 

I guess everybody has different experiences, I can only tell you mine. I ran standard shafts for about 6 years in a road saloon championship where only standard rims were allowed (6x13), never had any breakages only the odd bent one

Then did super road saloons & ModProds (9x16 rims) and snapped one, obviously the wider wheel/rubber puts more strain on them and I guess ridding the rumple strips may have given it a shock loading that pushed it over the limit as it as it broke on the outside of the bearing.

 

No problems with the Quaife ones or there ATB or gearbox internals (except when my ally bellhousing cracked knackering the input & main shaft )

 

Good to see you're still about Simon

[QuadCamCapri]

Yeah still around Dave, have you got another Capri ?

Last year was a non event after doing my shoulder on holiday, the 24V is all ready to go this year and taxed as of the 1st June, should be at CoC either or both days.

 

Going to blow the dust off the race car in the next couple of months with a view to getting out again in 2010-11, not sure yet what this will mean for the 24V.

[SmokeEm]

Yeah still around Dave, have you got another Capri ?

Last year was a non event after doing my shoulder on holiday, the 24V is all ready to go this year and taxed as of the 1st June, should be at CoC either or both days.

 

Going to blow the dust off the race car in the next couple of months with a view to getting out again in 2010-11, not sure yet what this will mean for the 24V.

 

Still not bought another one yet but still playing with the old one - click the link in my siggy

[LEONMEX]

sorted,spoke to fostek today. Very helpful & will be in there hands soon 18 spline shafts are what they reccomend & tran-x lsd narrowed to baby atlas spec,so i can keep my shafts i have already & start from scratch after that