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Old 07-30-2017, 12:53 PM   #1
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Axle Failure!!! Share your story (Enjoy the picture!)

So, I was leaving for San Diego this past weekend with a group of car enthusiats headed to the SD cars and coffee. Everything seemed fine up until we started onto the freeway and I shifted into second and I heard a nice noise and felt something strange in the rear of the car... The car coasted forward and I couldnt accelerate so I threw it into nuetral and coasted in reverse down the on ramp and did my best to look under the car (lowered) to review any signs of failure... No such luck so we got on the phone with AAA and on the flat bed my ride went to my local shop where they found this!!!!

New axles are from DSS (Drive shaft shop) and are their 1000hp model
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Old 07-30-2017, 01:45 PM   #2
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I keep spares. Hadnt needed them yet.
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Old 07-30-2017, 05:02 PM   #3
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Sorry it went like that. Did it tear up anything else?
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Old 07-30-2017, 06:13 PM   #4
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Sorry it went like that. Did it tear up anything else?
It sucks but life goes on.. And no Thankfully nothing else got damaged in the process!
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Old 07-30-2017, 06:21 PM   #5
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Looks painful but it will clean up.
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Old 07-30-2017, 06:41 PM   #6
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Looks painful but it will clean up.
Took a few rags and a can of brake cleaner
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Old 07-30-2017, 06:41 PM   #7
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I keep spares. Hadnt needed them yet.
I went with the DSS 1000hp axles for good measure.. lol
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Old 07-31-2017, 04:50 AM   #8
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Ill never need anything like that I dont think.
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Old 07-31-2017, 08:57 AM   #9
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Ill never need anything like that I dont think.
Cant say I thought I would when I first got this ride but here I am.. lol. The DSS are deffiently beffier thats forsure..
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Old 08-03-2017, 04:04 PM   #10
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im surprised you broke it. How much power are you at?
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Old 08-04-2017, 09:56 AM   #11
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Were they SS or 1LE axles???
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Old 08-04-2017, 08:12 PM   #12
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im surprised you broke it. How much power are you at?
Did you review my mods? lol. The stock axles break at lower power levels.. N/A guys on here even break axles. It was a ticking time bomb..
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Were they SS or 1LE axles???
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