Thread: Rajicase's First Turbo Build, Ballin' On A (Nonexistent) Budget

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    I bought my new from a link that Notorious VR posted a bit ago. I think its Ractronix or something. Just didn't want to take a chance with garbage. I want to say it was the same price anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rajicase View Post
    This look legit? Looks good to me.. Anyone else?
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-WALB...VZRV2k&vxp=mtr
    I bought that one and installed it in the 540 a few weeks ago. Looked 100% beyond question legit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tptrsn View Post
    I bought that one and installed it in the 540 a few weeks ago. Looked 100% beyond question legit.
    Sweet thanks!

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    Wheel hopped and snapped my drivers side half shaft.
    Miserable night.
    Drove the POS 70 miles home with one axle shaft. God that was miserable. Poor diff managed to get me about 2 miles from my house, then lost speed going up a hill and the diff wouldn't lock up enough to get the car going. Drove another car to the house, got a tow strap, and yanked the pile up the hill.

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    If anyone has a 95 M3 half shaft please LMK. Need one ASAP.

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    Dam that sucks. Smh if it's not one thing it's the next. This was at the track?


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    Are the 96+ axles different? That sucks dude.


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    Yes,

    96+ have the "thickness" and will work.

    I recall some thinking the meaty center would make them stronger
    but regular failure point for turbo torque is elsewhere.


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    I may have a stock 95 kicking around

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    If I remember correctly, my non-M axle I recently broke at the drag strip snapped where the splines enter the outer CV joint. I'm interested to know where the M axles normally break.

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    The cages break inside the joints. The splines will not break on the M's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Butters Stoch View Post
    The cages break inside the joints. The splines will not break on the M's

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    Thanks!

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    I dunno, I'm kind of enjoying my 7-10 psi after seeing all Raj has been through.

    bad luck maybe

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    Check O’Reilly, Axles around $100 with lifetime warranty last I checked

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjjjjjj View Post
    check o’reilly, axles around $100 with lifetime warranty last i checked
    boom!!!!

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    cant go wrong with that

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    advanced auto #78915 - 79.99
    o...o...o... O'Reilly's #BM8051 - 137.99

    both, Limited Lifetime Warranty

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    Not sure I trust Oreillys or advanced axles.
    Has anyone actually used them on a car making 650+whp?
    Warranty is fine, but I don't want to be replacing my axles all the time.

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    If anyone has a pair of 96+ M3 axles Ill take those as well.
    LMK what yall got want something ASAP

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjjjjjj View Post
    Check O’Reilly, Axles around $100 with lifetime warranty last I checked
    Butters and I went thru this when i broke a half shaft. I work at oreillys and ill tell ya don't buy our axles. The fitment isnt right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XnWarden View Post
    Butters and I went thru this when i broke a half shaft. I work at oreillys and ill tell ya don't buy our axles. The fitment isnt right.
    Lol figured as much.
    Thanks for the heads up.

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    TRuck ... with an "F"

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    Quote Originally Posted by rajicase View Post
    Poor diff managed to get me about 2 miles from my house, then lost speed going up a hill and the diff wouldn't lock up enough to get the car going.
    You'd better hope you didn't nuke the diff. At the very least you should change the diff fluid. Bet it's burnt to shit!

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