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border919
12-10-2009, 04:34 AM
i feel the vibration on take off from the axles.I just want to replace the axles.the car is a 2001 ap1 with 105,000. There are no axle spacers. would putting in spacers stop the vibration?i know i could switch cups, but id rather replace or install spacers. where is a good place and good brand that makes axles?i dont want race axles.This is just a daily fun car,not a track machine,and will never see a track
repiv
12-10-2009, 07:36 AM
There's no guarantee with spacers. They might work. They might not. You can try the split spacers (about $150.00 a set). They're much easier to install. The single piece ones require that you do almost the same amount of dismantling as replacing the 1/2 shafts.
Your "best" brand of axles would be OEM ones. You could also consider rebuilt ones or look for them on ebay (lots there for about $250.00 a pair). Except for trying split spacers, it's all going to be a bit of work anyway, so why not consider swapping CV cups? Doing the swap is free if you do it yourself.
border919
12-11-2009, 12:23 AM
yea I think I will try switching up cups,is this a pretty much guaranteed fix?Thanks
repiv
12-11-2009, 12:29 AM
Nothing is guaranteed, but it's a pretty safe bet. This is also assuming that you have diagnosed the problem correctly.
Billman250
12-12-2009, 01:45 AM
If your problem is vibration an accel, and it dissapears completely on decel, the axle bucket side-to-side swap will surely fix you up.

Esp at your mileage...my record low for an s2k with this problem is 39k miles.
border919
12-14-2009, 04:52 AM
If your problem is vibration an accel, and it dissapears completely on decel, the axle bucket side-to-side swap will surely fix you up.

Esp at your mileage...my record low for an s2k with this problem is 39k miles.
Thanks,that seems to be the exact feeling.