HOME FORUM RULES CONTACT
     
   
   

Go Back   CLASS RACER FORUM > Class Racer Forums > Stock and Super Stock Tech
Register Photo Gallery FAQ Community Calendar

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-15-2012, 11:54 PM   #1
ram air WS6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: michigan
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Question 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!
ram air WS6 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2012, 01:12 AM   #2
Geerhead55
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Posts: 1,632
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Wink Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

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
Geerhead55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2012, 01:48 AM   #3
Jeff Lee
VIP Member
 
Jeff Lee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Anthem, Arizona
Posts: 2,766
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

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.
__________________
Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX
Jeff Lee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2012, 11:59 AM   #4
Cam
Junior Member
 
Cam's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Prince George, BC, Canada
Posts: 83
Likes: 5
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

We run MW 35 spline gun drilled axles in C/S.
http://www.markwilliams.com/detail.aspx?ID=789
__________________
Cam Chowen
6067
1994 Camaro C/S
Cam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2012, 01:08 PM   #5
Rod Greene
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: TN
Posts: 530
Likes: 420
Liked 242 Times in 81 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

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.
__________________
Rod Greene Real men shift for them selves. Slowly working on TA Challenger for D,E/S and a 72 Challenger for SS/K, L as if I don't have enough other projects.
Rod Greene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2012, 11:13 PM   #6
ram air WS6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: michigan
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

thanks guys! will the aluminum spool hold up to the torque or is a lightened steel spool a better idea?
ram air WS6 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2012, 12:02 AM   #7
Mark Madison
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 91
Likes: 76
Liked 32 Times in 9 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

Quote:
Originally Posted by ram air WS6 View Post
thanks guys! will the aluminum spool hold up to the torque or is a lightened steel spool a better idea?
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
Mark Madison is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2012, 10:39 PM   #8
Pvt Parts
Member
 
Pvt Parts's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Avon, Indiana
Posts: 327
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

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.
__________________
Scott Wilcox 2193 3x National Champion
SS/A, SS/B, SS/K, SS/L, SS/AM, A/SM, C/SM, B/A, C/A, G/A, H/A
Pvt Parts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2012, 10:53 PM   #9
Joe Martens
Senior Member
 
Joe Martens's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: North Olmsted, Ohio
Posts: 787
Likes: 627
Liked 196 Times in 69 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Joe Martens
Thumbs up Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

Use Mark Williams gun drilled axles. You will be fine! By far the best and worth every penny!
__________________
Joe Martens AA/Stock 3969
Joe Martens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-18-2012, 03:14 AM   #10
GTX JOHN
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Posts: 2,732
Likes: 2,796
Liked 2,474 Times in 697 Posts
Default Re: gun-drilled axles in a stick car?

Rod: Those Axles still look perfect as well as the spool!
GTX JOHN is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:39 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright Class Racer.com. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.