gun-drilled axles in a stick car?
 

Im building a B/S ls1 trans am and im wondering if it would be ok to use gun drilled axles. any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Give a manufacturer a call, like Moser, for instance. They should set you straight. A Trans-Am isn't too heavy a car,, but I'll defer to the gearjammers on here since its been too many years since I side stepped a clutch pedal on a starting line, and parts have gotten much better than those Summers Bros. axles I broke back in the day.
Danny Durham

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I run Dana 60 with 40 spline MW gun drilled axles. MW will not make a 35 spline axle that is rifle drilled if the axle exceeds a certain length.
Other manufacturers may have a different opinion but if you want the best, go with MW.
Again, if you want the best, I also suggest a Sportsman Dual 7" clutch for your application.

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We run MW 35 spline gun drilled axles in C/S.
http://www.markwilliams.com/detail.aspx?ID=789

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The Mark Williams 40 spline superliight axles are lighter and stronger than the 35 spline rifle drilled. I ran them for years. Ditto on the clutch.

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thanks guys! will the aluminum spool hold up to the torque or is a lightened steel spool a better idea?

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200 runs and toss it. That's the service life expected for the aluminum spool in a Dana, according to Gary Fratus from Mark Williams.
Mark Madison

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I don't know what kind of axles you're thinking about using but here's my experience. I used to have a sponsorship with Strange. I used all Strange brakes, parts etc on my Superstock cars. They even sponsored my first comp car. One year at a D2 Warner Robins points meet I broke a R&P in my Corvette. My fault, too much clutch. When I went to change rear end I had to use a slide hammer to get the 35 spline Strange axles out and a sledge hammer to get them back in. They were twisted over one whole spline. I called Strange and they told me that their axles will do that and that they would replace them if they moved 2 splines. I decided then that I didn't need that BS.

When I bought Larry Kopp's Olds Cutlass it had Strange axles in it. Running B/A with over 900 HP I didn't want to think about twisting an axle 2 splines, let alone trying to change a rear on the fly. So, I ordered new MW 40 spline rifle drilled axles. I changed them at the first opportunity and caught all kinds of crap from the Strange rep. I told him that if you could supply me with axles that don't twist, I'll use them, otherwise they were unacceptable.

When I won Topeka in B/A, I had to change rears between rounds. The MW axles came out with two fingers and went back in with a tap. Now a lot of people on this forum use certain, dependable parts without consideration of the time necessary to change them between rounds, if needed, but that's important. I always carried spare everything for my car. Including engine, tranny and rear end. I would not have won the Topeka race without the spare rear end assy and the ease of changing it. If you can, buy MW quality, you'll never have a problem with it and you never know when you'll need it.

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Use Mark Williams gun drilled axles. You will be fine! By far the best and worth every penny!

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Rod: Those Axles still look perfect as well as the spool!

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I had one Strange aluminum spool in my 12 bolt. Won't be another one. Cleaned the right side splines out on the starting line in round one at the Memphis national event in 2009. May had maybe 50 passes on it. Light weight steel Strange spool went back in. Less than 5lbs difference. Peace of mind is nice.