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Title: After market front axle's
Post by: DirtDevil on April 02, 2008, 07:53:22 PM: Im looking to run a set of aftermarket axle's/birf's in the front of my buggy and am wondering what brand is the best to go with... Ive read alot of mixed reviews on each of the different brands and still cant really decide.. so far the spidertrax chromoly set seems to have the best reviews... that or the newfields by roadless gear,, Ive also looked at the option of running calmini shafts and birf rings...

Im doing a 5.12 tracker r/p swap in my buggy.. its super light weight and im running 33X10.5 boggers on it, heres a pic of the rear almost done

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/trev_guy/S5001309.jpg)
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Drone637 on April 02, 2008, 08:37:36 PM: I would go with the chromoly/newfields before the Calmini setup. Simply because they offer a warranty so if you break it, you get one pair back free. :)
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: cj on April 02, 2008, 08:59:23 PM: I've gone with Spidertrax. They do nice work and a lifetime warranty and $499.99 got me 8)
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Element on April 02, 2008, 09:40:46 PM: Also consider installing a bumpstop behind the skinny pedal... :P
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: DirtDevil on April 03, 2008, 08:58:34 AM: well im only rockin a 1L in this thing.. light weight is key with how it gets drivin ! and no i like to use lotsa the skinny pedal all the time >:D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/trev_guy/th_S5000935.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v455/trev_guy/?action=view&current=S5000935.flv)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/trev_guy/th_S5001295.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v455/trev_guy/?action=view&current=S5001295.flv)
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Drone637 on April 03, 2008, 05:09:40 PM: If it is an actual SJ-410, the axles will not work for you. A swap over to Samurai/SJ-413 axles is needed.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: DirtDevil on April 03, 2008, 08:42:41 PM: yea im in the middle of putting 86 sami axles under it right now... keeping it sprung under,, which brings up another question.. what do you guys normally do for steering when u move the axle forward a couple inches while staying SUA ?.. the drag link hits the tie rod even moving it forward 1"
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Yankee-Tim on April 04, 2008, 08:14:40 AM: EMPI molys are on Ebay for $399 with $25 shipping.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: truckasaurus44 on April 04, 2008, 12:12:11 PM: You got a link to those axles? I've never seen them on there.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: DirtDevil on April 04, 2008, 01:28:03 PM: has any one here got a set of trail tough's double tough axles?? if so how have they worked out so far?? there the cheaped I can find... I looked for a set of those EMPI chromoly axles on ebay and couldnt find any.. all i found was there whole sale only website and couldnt find any dealers for them.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Drone637 on April 05, 2008, 02:09:35 PM: Quote from: DirtDevil on April 03, 2008, 08:42:41 PM
yea im in the middle of putting 86 sami axles under it right now... keeping it sprung under,, which brings up another question.. what do you guys normally do for steering when u move the axle forward a couple inches while staying SUA ?.. the drag link hits the tie rod even moving it forward 1"

Hmmm... if there is room you might want to swap to half of a high steer setup. That is what I'm running, but I have a SPOA.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Yankee-Tim on April 06, 2008, 09:27:30 AM: I have a set of TT double toughs, except I have the upgraded 300M CTM inner shafts. From what I can tell, the Birf is a Newfield, with a pretty coating on it.

They WERE on ebay. Keep looking, more might be listed soon.
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: Yankee-Tim on April 07, 2008, 04:54:02 AM: Here's the ones that were for sale...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-Samurai-Axles_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33729QQihZ018QQitemZ280212551427QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-Samurai-Axles_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33729QQihZ018QQitemZ280212551427QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
Title: Re: After market front axle's
Post by: DirtDevil on April 07, 2008, 09:22:01 PM: so the EMPI set has the smaller 22 spline shafts?? how much were you 300m shafts? where did u buy those?