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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.
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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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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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