well i just got home from the track but unfortunatly my car didnt make it back with me... I had some DSS stage 2 axles installed (ment for 400+ hp) and well the passengers side snapped by the hub. and this happend just weeks after i broke a factory axle (it broke inside of the diff) causing major down time waiting for parts. anyone have a clue why a 400+ hp axle would break when I'm only putting down 280 hp?

 

do you have excessive wheel hop when you launch. that would snap them off.

 

there is no wheel hop im running 22" slicks. ill take a picture if i have time...

 

here are a few pix

 

ive been hearing alot of probs with the dss, people breasking stage 5's alot lately too .

 

Thats gotta suck.....
I would call them and ream them out on the phone.
Good luck on the speedy recovery

 

yea i no why they broke cuzz drive shaft shop just plain sucks. I had a set of stage 5 axles from them too didnt even get 5 passes on them

 

anyone know how the enjo axles are??

 

open or lsd diff?

 

i have a quaife lsd... when the factory (napa) axle broke it broke inside of the diff and i had to get it repaired.. it seemed to be working fine after it was repaired

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itr206 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive been hearing alot of probs with the dss, people breasking stage 5's alot lately too . </TD></TR></TABLE>

My friend broke stage 1's (inner joint) on the first launch on dry pavement with street tires. He sent them to DSS, they stated they were heat-treated too much....to the point that they were brittle. He got it back and now he is getting real bad vibrations, so he's selling them......

 

get perfect alignment, stress wears evenly. SPC alignment kit is the ****!

 

ive heard mixed things about DSS. check your motor mounts as well. sloppy mounts=snappy snappy.

 

how low is your car??

 

its dropped about 3/4" to 1".... if you want the whole story here it is.... the factory axle has been in for the last 2 years. I have been running the turbo kit and slicks for that time.. the CV went bad so had it replaced. The shop used a Napa axle and snapped the day I got the car back.. car was down about a month because i had to get the diff fixed and the DSS sent me an integra axle at first and it wouldn't stay in the tranny (splines 1/8" too short) so they sent me the right one and 3 days later it broke.

 

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DSS stg 5 are the Bomb for low budget (under $10k) racers. My DSS 5 have lasted me almost 30 runs and 600whp passes no brobs yet....now trannies thats another story.

 

why? because anything DSS less of a hub change SUCKS

 

i broke the shaft right in half and they were stage 5 DSS but i called Frank @ DSS and being a good guy who stands behind his work he fixed them for free. so I would give him a call

 

i am about 400 to the wheels on factory prelude axles. i have been using the same set for two years with no problems. i would say it was a defective axle.

 

I also hurt the inner cups on my DSS stg 3 and Frank replaced them with stage 5 cups. He also said he would guarantee my DSS 5 for a year which has about passed.

 

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I broke 2 oem axles when i went turbo, than when putting in the 3rd i replaced a broken mount and got inserts for my three lower mounts. No more engine shake and no more broken axles.