J Taylor Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Went to the track Sunday and made a few passes. Footbraking, I ran back to back 10.5's. The track was hooking well and I brought the car on a trailer so I decided to try out the transbrake for the first time. 1st pass on the brake I left on about 12-14 psi, no nitrous. When the car jumped it caught me off gaurd and it took me a second to go full throttle and spray the nitrous. Still cut a 1.62 60 ft and went a 10.4 @ 133. That felt pretty good so I decided to go for broke on the next pass. I put it on about 18 psi and left full throttle on the nitrous.....BAM. Car didn't even move. WHen I got it home and tore it apart, turns out I twisted the ends off both 280zxt axles right at the splines. I was under the impression these shafts were pretty much bullet proof, but i guess not. Anyone know if the 300zxt shafts are any stronger or do I need to go to the r230 or a solid axle? I'm looking into the solid axle at the moment as I don't like the gearing option of the r230. I would really like to go to a taller gear.....~3.30. Here are some pics of the axles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Wow...That's power there... Congratz and...well....good luck on finding an upgrade strong enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Since it wasn't the CV that broke I think what you'll be most interested in is the material the axle is made from and the diameter. I don't know which is bigger, but Ross @ Modern Motorsports was saying that he could custom make the CV axles and I'm sure he can do 4340 or some upgraded steel there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Sorry to see that, but Way Cool! You got a lot of ponies waiting to get loose!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 The Armada R230 has either a 3.36 or 2.97 rear ratio - of course you'd have to put in an LSD unit.... By the way, what kind of torque converter and stall speed are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 wow! thats crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade_Charlie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 what year were those, if they help up that good they will be awesome on a stock l28 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglist Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Good lord thats some clean carnage! How much nitrous are you spraying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 remind me to give you some steel rods if I ever need a clean cut. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Damn dude, impressive! Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben280zx Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 See if you can find the turbo shaft from 300zx, should be a little stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jap tin Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Here is one vote for a nine inch soild axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Weld those spiders right back onto the shaft! Nice torque! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I'll measure the infiniti m30 axles I have since they are exactly the same length and share the inner side hardware. The flange on the stub axle side is larger diameter so you need it is well.........if they prove to be thicker/stronger....they may not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Reminds me of a 700R4 output shaft I snapped in half once upon a time. I'd look for custom made halfshafts machined from some stronger material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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