was on the dragstrip. Launched hard with drag radials and got an excessive wheel hop. Second run, broke my left rear axle drive shaft
My car is not under warranty

Looking for a cheep fix solution

help needed.
Thanks in advance

 

Did you break the splines going into the hub? or the cv joint itself?? I have broken the joint in the past but the splines are usually the weak point... It sucks but it will cost you roughly $500 for a new one from the dealer and over $1200 for aftermarket..

 

OK... u went deep on me!! The part broken is between the shaft and the wheel hup.

Where can I find a site that sells the oem ones?

 

I think the part you need it Z100D90F don't know if you can buy the individual parts seperately to fix yours or have to replace it.

Not sure who will give you the cheapest deal on this.

 

I'd call performance nissan or try www.car-part.com that site is a inventory of a lot of junkyards around the US.

 

sorry to hear about your loss but what were your #'s if i could ask...just curious you broke the axle im just wondering what you could have been running launching this hard...im very sorry though about your car im sure you will get it fixed/resolved. Best of luck though...

Ben Y
AAM

 

I'm sure Performance Nissan could get you one.

 

http://web.inetba.com/dss/item158471.ctlg
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....0&pagenumber=2

 

Wow guys.... thanks for ur concern and help. I am really touched

I was launching @ 4k and was aiming to get sub 13.8 that day(which is the best for a 350z here and my best).
But it wasn't the stress that broke it, it was the massive hopping and vibration

 

sorry to hear your problem as well, but also thanx for the heads up on the hopping on DR's. i have a set of DR's on 17's i was going to use....mabey i wont!
if you dont mind me asking were you heating them up for max grip? or just nailing it with them cold? mabey i could still use the DR's w/o heat cycling them for slight improvement while not chancing the breakage of my axles!

-justin

 

did you do a REALLY good smoky burnout with those drag radials to warm them up? Sometimes, if they are a tad on the cold side, they will hop more.

 

hmm... sorry to hear this. looks like i wont be putting drag radials on the z heres a site if you get the part number you are looking for.... nissan-parts.net

 

When I broke my axle, it was actually the cv joint that snapped... No wheel hop here, just a 5000 rpm launch on MT streets- It was my 4th launch of the night and the cv just couldn't take the hard launches anymore... I believe my best run that night was a 13.2 N/A...
Jason

 

I did a massive smokey burnout and the pressure was set @ 11 psi!!!

 

I don't if Omar gave you the link or not, but check this out http://web.inetba.com/dss/item158471.ctlg

Az

 

were are you located theres a drive shaft shop here on li that makes axels rated to 400whp and they sell them for 600 for a pair. i was just in there talking to the guy the other day. He was telling me he makes the axels for the guys at performance motorsports i think.

 

Thanks AZ, but I'm looking for a cheap and fast solution (just paid a lot to fix the tranny and bought flywheel+clutch)

Oh yeah, do u have it in stock in SA? price?

psychoticminds1... I would like to check that shop, but I'm located in the persian gulf

 

I will check for you

Az

 

I've run slicks and DRs at the track without any problems...down to a 13.3 N/A. I think his problem was due to wheel hop, not shock from the launch.

 

When I broke my CV joint, it was dumping the clutch @5k and hooking up with too much traction on MT E/T Streets... No wheel hop at all... Usually it rips the splines right off inside the hub, but not on my car yet. I know some race teams are having their axles cryo dipped(frozen) to stregnthen them and some are just replacing them with heavier ones...