Upgraded axles - anyone have a spare set?
04-02-2016, 08:45 PM
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BLKROKT -- So you didn’t even have DRs on at the time? I would think the PSS’s would have had enough slip and prevented this from happening. Do you usually use DRs? Mthis -- I would think launch control would be more forgiving to the drivetrain etc since everything happens in a more controlled fashion, but who knows…
04-02-2016, 09:29 PM
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This is actually a good point Merc. I snapped the axle the first trip back to the track after the Weistec VB/TCU/pan upgrade. I literally picked up my car and drove it straight to Atco. The shifts are definitely hitting harder, and the car seems to be transferring more torque to the rear wheels. Hard to explain, but it's definitely much easier to break the rears loose - feels snappier. Maybe just unlucky, but second pass on the new setup and boom. Maybe it was already weakened or something, but I don't believe in coincidences.
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04-02-2016, 09:37 PM
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Probably slamming that clutch closed hard now. Drag tires with some sidewall will help give the driveline some play. Street tires, especially a PSS has a very tough sidewall. All that combined with a very good vht prep = snapped axle.
