I am plannin to upgrade my axles, what type of brand is good? I have about 210 hp to the wheels on my 93 hatch. I want to get lsd, so im planning to upgrade my axles, im wondering which one is good.

 

i say unless you have problems,keep it cheap.i use Autozone lifetime warranty units in my C1 at 12psi with an LSD.i'm definately making more HP than your setup,and they survive fine-even with a few runs on slicks every once in a while.
Chris

 

how often do you snap them

 

i've only had one catastrophic failure(broke outer joint),and that was after driving on it long after it needed to be changed.i usually just get the normal "clunk,clunk,clunk" while turning,so i swap them out for a new one.i get about a year out of a set(ranging from 5k-15k miles-this isn't my daily driver).
i've seen cars around here running the beefier aftermarket axles(don't know what brand).although they are obviously stronger to withstand the twisting force,the joints themselves seem to wear out just as quickly as any standard axles.the only problem is that you now have a really expensive axle that you've either got to buy a new one(more big $$),or if you're lucky,the manufacturer will replace it under warranty,or maybe rebuild it for a fee.either way,you'll have to wait on it.
if your car isn't actually breaking axles from overpowering them(which like i said,i doubt it will),i'd stick with the cheapo stock replacements.
Chris

 

well my goal is 400whp so i dont think stock axles will handle that , but for now i think around 300 is where im going to be at . so i might look into the autozone replacement axles

 

here is also another to consider,

http://www.fast-turbo.com/axles.html

let me know if i can help you in any way..

stan

 

stans axles are great!! good price on the stage2 axles

but like the other guy said, i would stick w/ the stock ones for a little longer also.. im pushing around 300hp and havent had any problems w/ the axles at all yet!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Flamenco-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here is also another to consider,

http://www.fast-turbo.com/axles.html

let me know if i can help you in any way..

stan</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was looking at these recently.. I might try them out. The price is very appealing.

 

i have had dss' before, i loved them, kinda pricey though

 

use the autozone ones. i somehow managed to break a stock axle in half, then shortly after that i broke the autozone axle that i replaced the stock one with. lemme just say that it felt damn good to get that axle for free

 

i have to agree, you cannot beat autozones warranty..if u are not pushin serious horsepower and do go the strip alot, my not to bad of an idea jsut to hit up autozone, especially if you are on a tihgt budget.