Hey guys, as the title states, I blew up an axle while dailying my car for a bit. Accelerating through the intersection, and BAM clunk clunk clunk.... .Look under, and the CV joint on teh diff side has completely come apart. So, who makes the autozone axles, and are they good enough? should I try to source a used axle? Is there anything between the $100 autozone axles and the $500 oem axles?
I've always had better luck getting used axles from junkyards than I have with autozone axles
I'll second junkyard over autozone. But at least most auto stores have life time warranties
Status: Someone put glitter in my oil. Wait. Why's all my oil outside the engine? What's that knocking?
Ok, I'll try to look for a junkyard one. I'd rather not break another if I can prevent it, so I might as well go OEM. Do the 330i auto rear axles fit, or do they have to be manual model axles?
Find used ones for sure, ive gone through literally 10 advanced auto parts axles. Stock power, street driven car. OEM used ones last wayyyyyyy longer as long as the boots are good. For 50-70 bucks though having a spare autozone/advanced axle you can warranty replace in a jam isn't a bad idea at all.
Used is best, although FEQ axles have been holding up in my LS car fine
Ahhhh, good ole autozone axles. Mine didn't even make it through ONE drift event with stock power.
I personally run GKN axles now, but if you can source junkyard/used axles I'd give it a shot.
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Right and left side are the same...
The length is the same, the fact that whoever owned your car before you cobbled some shit together is something I can’t account for. Your car didn’t come from the factory with one hollow and one solid axle.
Obviously, I didn't expect you to account for my specific car. Recently, I bought a driver's side replacement from a BMW specific JY here in GA, and it was also hollow.
The OBD1 vs. OBD2 axles makes sense, otherwise, they wouldn't have the M3 inner CV's (larger ones) on one of them (hollow or solid).
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