heavy duty axles

[JSE]

looking at upgrading my open spinner to an LSD. im interested to know whether any companys make heavy duty axles for the mx5? or is it worth buying a 1999+ full 1.8 diff?

[Matty]

How much power you planning on laying down? I've never head of anyone break an axle on one of these...

[Boyracer]

MX5 mania car broke 2 at Phillip Island last weekend...but it is a rare thing,they had done a lot of work and it is a big horsepower car with sticky tyres,on a road car you should never have a problem.

[Matty]

The Honda S2000 diffs are larger I believe, the inner ends will suit an S2000 diff centre, which will fit into a 1.8 MX-5 case as they use the same ring & pinion. You'd have to adapt the outer ends though.

[CT]

The S2000 diff centre is the same as the 1.8 MX5 except that it has slightly larger diameter axles which are the same as the ones fitted standard to the SE. These larger axles do not fit the standard 1.8 diff. Can't remember about the hubs - might fit but I'd have to check them again.

If anyone is interested in Heavy Duty 1.8 axles, Daniel from Mania is looking at getting some made. PM me if you are seriously interested.

[nfs13b]

just buy my rear end setup... never break an axle

[RobbieRat]

nfs13b, got any pics of your setup?

Cheers Rob

[nfs13b]

nfs13b, got any pics of your setup?

Cheers Rob

No I dont, I will get some and put it on my for sale thread..
http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=28292

[Sean]

Billet axles are fairly easy to source to any spec you require.
Cheap they are not (i'm sure Lee can back me up on that).

Also interested to know if the mania car that is breaking axles is running a spool?

If Daniels contact fails I know a place that will make them for you (they are in the Newcastle area), but you'd need to be pretty serious for the $$$

[nfs13b]

Maybe this only applies to drag racing but when I first got my billet axles made it just moved the breakage problem to the stub axle that holds the hub on.

I ened up getting that made billet too but it didnt help and I have about 3 sets of those at home that are twisted and broken.

[manga_blue]

I happened to have a look at a half-shaft that the Mania car broke getting off the starting grid at PI. The axle itself was OK, the joint at the hub end had disintegrated.