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I ran stock axles on my car which makes around 600rwhp and the one and only time I broke an axle was when I launched the car after it had 91K street miles and at least 3000 passes at the track.
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As with upgrading your transmission, it's not so much about horsepower as it is about overall abuse.
I ran stock axles on my car which makes around 600rwhp and the one and only time I broke an axle was when I launched the car after it had 91K street miles and at least 3000 passes at the track.
I ran stock axles on my car which makes around 600rwhp and the one and only time I broke an axle was when I launched the car after it had 91K street miles and at least 3000 passes at the track.
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And like I said in post #5 of this thread, if you do upgrade don't use Gforce:
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The real question is if you buy C5 Z06 shafts, how do you know you are getting C5 Z06 shafts.? I think the ones you have are overkill for me, but maybe that is the way to go.
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One of them has a bit of an indentation in the part that slides into the differential but I can't remember which one does. If you really need to know I can poke around my garage tonight to find out for sure.
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I may just get a pair of DSS 600 HP ones and move on.
Also, wonder if I could buy a pair of axles from one of the major retailers and rebuild them using C5 Z joints. I guess it will give me something to do after dinner this evening!
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Someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that all C5 shafts are the same. I ordered one from the dealer and he had the same part number for the C5 and C5Z if I remember correctly.
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I am finding the parts to be the same also, but I don't think they are.
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I decided against DSS axles in the end because if anything is going to break, I would rather it be the axle. I consider it like a fuse. Fairly cheap and easy to replace compared to what else might break.
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So you bought C5 axles from the dealer?
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.With that said, I have C5 axles now... they've been proven pretty stout.
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I have broken an axle and also an output shaft in the diff. Separate occasions and both launching at the track. No other damage caused maybe helped by axle hoops and a trans brace. I don't really know.
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I know the guy at GM that has the patent on that. They only issue is that they will not work on a pre 2009. DSS did say that they would build them for if I wanted.