01 Cobra axle HELP!!!

[89prostang]

Please see this link

http://www.svtownersassociation.com/svtoaforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2353

ANY help is appreciated.

[WhitesnakePA]

Hey, ProStang...

I don't know that rear axle breakage is an inherent problem with the 99-01s. They do break, especially if you're launching hard with slicks at the track. If you have any info, re: a widespread problem, I'm really interested to learn about it.

GKN, I believe, has made all of the halfshafts for the factory IRS cars including the R and 03--much stronger that what we have, indeed. Check out this link...http://www.need-4-speed.com/gkn.htm

It ain't cheap, obviously. I would guess you could get a better deal on 03 shafts from a good high-performance dealer like GEF Racing. Fyi, John Coletti of SVT mandated that the 03 IRS had to be strong enough to endure a minimum of 500 track launches without breakage. I don't recall the specifics (magazine, etc...someone else probably will be able to help), but they stopped testing at way over 500 with everything intact.

Hope this helps.
MarkD

[Ken 01-Cobra]

Heh...I answered it the first time I saw it. ;)