new cv axle shaft vrs reman

[ivantruckman]

I am running out of good used CV shafts , I have been taking apart shafts from automatics and rebooting . etc . I'm all out  of good used parts.. . I see Advance auto has advertised "new" shafts for sale .79.95 .  no core charges.  I wonder if there any good vrs the crappy rebuilds of the same price .     my poor Subaru eats drive shafts for lunch and defecates wheel bearings .

[mikaleda]

So far from what I have seen from my new c.v. That I replaced my napa reman with seems to be good and hasn't given me any problems even with the front jacked all the way up.

[Loyale 2.7 Turbo]

...my poor Subaru eats drive shafts for lunch and defecates wheel bearings .

 

Very kindly let me ask you the reason why?

 

It has a 4" lift, isn't it? ... How much you Dropped the Crossmember?

 

Usually New axles are better than remanufactured ones, but that will depend on the Quality of Both.

 

So, a Subaru Genuine Axle is Way Better than any cheapo Replacement; but E.M.P.I. brand are almost as Good as Subaru Ones.

 

My Lifted "BumbleBeast" eats Cheapo -chinese- Axles every six months, even if I dropped the crossmember...

 

Kind Regards.

[Mechanical_misfit]

I've used remans on the past, and had mixed results. I just installed two new EMPI axles in my 84 wagon and can say they looked, felt, and ride much better than any reman units I've used.

[idosubaru]

buy whatever you want if you don't mind hit-and-miss or low percentage.  even sucky axles still have a 75% success rate so that's why you see lots of various oppinions.  if you don't mind anecdotal success and touting being one of the 75% then just get whatever floats your boat.

 

advance auto always has about 20% off online too - buy online, pick up in store.  P20 is a common 20% discount code they use.  that pushes your $80 axle down to $64

 

i do too much work on Subarus to deal with anything other than as close to 100% success rate as i can get.  aftermarkets have lots of issues - leaking, clicking, vibrating on acceleration, vibration in idle, and i've even seen them explode in less than 50 feet...balls rolling on the floor.  sure - i've had plenty of good ones too but, unlike the person who only does this once every 10 years, i don't have time for 8 out of 10 being good.

 

if you want nearly 100% success rates on axles:

1.  buy a used OEM axle and reboot it - i readily get them for $25 - $33 each, this is almost exclusively what i do and i'm still batting 100%.  If you go through a lot find a yard with a bunch and ask for a good deal on a few of them, i do that.  have them shipped - www.car-parts.com

2.  MWE out of colorado - core returns are annoying to deal with but great end product

Edited April 16, 2013 by grossgary

[ferox]

If your lift doesn't have stock axle angles, then an oem axle will probably handle the articulation better, but if your are going to use aftermarket, wouldn't bother with anything other than EMPI.  They are easily the highest quality aftermarket axle I have used.  Rockauto sells them for $51.