maxspeeds dont have an aggressive drop if i remember correctly, thats why yours was able to be resolved...i assumed you were coilover'd and lowered...oh well.

OAN: its been noted that the bearing COULD be a culprit...POSSIBLY!!!

 

Lol... bryan I've fought that battle for a year... I tell u what I did.... took me about 6 axles to get it somewhat resolved so ima see if I can prevent that in ur case... just a tad.... my car was sooooo low, that I tucked ALL the tires on the OEM 16's, that axle only lasted literally 10mins lmmfao... I kept raising it till I got to where it wouldn't go through axles as fast.... as seen in my sig, that was the height I got it up to, I could've still felt alil bit of vibration and I should've lifted it a tad more but the vibration was minimal and I was stubborn as I wasn't gonna go any higher lol... I wanna say in the sig I was 26" grom ground to the top of the highest part of the wheel well... I think... you're gonna have to raise I if u don't wanna go through axles... my 1st drop my car actually slid around corners, it felt weird

 

lol i dont think it was the going through axle situation..its more of the vibration...if i can have no vibration but kill an axle...id be happy lol. but yea i did raise mine...i think im at the height you are in teh sig now, vibration isnt as bad...its good enough for me to run at the track w/o any worries...with that said...when i get my lip kit installed and my Gs back on..i'm redropping it LOL

 

i work at advance auto and frankly i refuse to buy gsp axles along with a couple of other manufactures we stock. anchor engine mounts, worldwide alternators and starters, and anything that has cardone on it. garbage!

 

I have a vibration still there too. I replaced the axle but still have a vibration under acceleration. I have a passenger side mount going in soon as well as the NWP engine torque link to make sure the engine is stuck in place. I'm thinking it could be the bearing or worst case scenario, something transmission/differential related. :/

 

that axle binding is hard to stop when lowered...only way to rid ourselves of it..raise the car back up...but i cant...lol

 

Any updates on long term use of this axle? Or am i better of paying for a raxle axle from marty?

 

if you can get a raxle axle...try to get it, it maybe better for slammed vehicles, maybe...DSS...i've snapped one and the other one...well its back at the shop about to get replaced. personally, GSP > DSS because w/ GSP at least you get a lifetime warranty, no questions asked. at the end of the day, raise it up if you dont want to deal w/ the vibrations/constant busting of axles.

 

It is just hard to justify spending almost $250 for a raxle axle for a 6 speed.

 

and the store isnt right around the corner from you. i forgot if you planning on riding slammed or are you planning to make over 300+hp...but i'd go GSP as i sit right now if one of my axle warranties for DSS are not honored...3 month warranty for a new axle ftl

 

I am dropped on Eibachs with both GSP axles with 6mt. I do get the vibration on acceleration but I have had them for 20,000 miles and the boots are still perfect. I recommend rebuilding the oem axles. Can't be that expensive and it would definitely cut out vibration.

 

I have a GSP Pax axle... My axle looks like the Black one the OP posted... not the GSP he's ragging on.

I purchased mine from Advance Auto in January '11

 

i never had vibration on GSP axle when i had my dropzones on 2" drop. only started after i slammed the car

 

I am not experiencing vibrations but more of a grinding noise from the axle. Currently the noise is only heard when a right hand turn is taken but if i lower the vehicle further, the noise is apparent in a straight line.

I was looking at an axle from the brand EMPI from rock-auto. They are roughly $61 plus shipping. But they do not have the dampener on the shaft and I am not sure it is the correct length. Here is an image of the axle. Does anybody know the correct length?

http://info.rockauto.com/getimage/ge...PI/80-4677.jpg

 

ive been slammed (4.5"-5") for a few years... in a 03 AT and a 01 MT and never had any vibrations till this past summer, my OEM axles finally went... and i replaced them with GSP axles, that's when the Vibrations started.. i raised the car about an inch and the vibration got a little better but still has heavy vibration under 50%-100% throttle... and when im above 80mph on the highway its vibration free... WTF someone needs to make a OEM quality axle for an affordable price.

 

People ride on Raxle's nut sack pretty hard here, you should try them.

 

at the angle the axles are when our max's are slammed i seriously doubt it'd help

 

I raised my car another 5mm in the front today just to try to make the axle have less of an angle. Well the noise and vibrations are still there even though the axles are more flat now. I am just going to bite the bullet and get a raxle I guess.

 

Did you expect 5mm to make a big diff?

 

My friends slammed 02 has had a driver side raxle in it for a couple years now and he's making 280 whp and no problems to date,

I need to do my driver side next week and as much as the price makes me not want to do it i think it's the right way to go, They are rebuilt oem's, If you send them an oem Nissan core they are alot cheaper too....

I got too many mixed signals in this thread, some say DSS and some say gsp and some say screw them both...idk

 

DSS - 3 month warranty

GSP - lifetime warranty

DSS and GSP both will bust when the car is slammed...easy choice if you ask me

 

Just my 2¢, but i have an auto... I asked my real good buddy who works for Advance and he said they are listed for AT and MT, but he said they are WAY too short for the MT's. I have GSP on both sides on mine and its fine. 1000 miles later still good...

 

Actually not a big difference but it did make a noticeable change to the point where the axle was not making any noise in a straight line.

 

I have approx. 8k miles on the passenger side. Still no vibrations and happy with it so far.

I just replaced the driver side with a OP DSS Axle (# 8001N) as well because of the good experience I got from the passenger side. It now has almost 3k and no issues either.

Rumor is that the GSP's are hit and miss. Sometimes they are the nice balanced units, other times they are the non-balanced units. Either way, they are still selling the AT axle as the MT axle.

 

Anyone know how those axles hold up if you have a turbo or supercharger on your car with about 400-430ft-lbs of torque? Do they make aftermarket axles that are a bit stronger for those types of applications?

 

^i kno thats raxles purpose...

 

Thats good to know what to stay away from and what to look for. Im looking for a p\s axle right now

 

I assumed they were just on par with the factory units?

 

I thought they were just OEM replacements...hmm. I'll give them a call and see. Thanks.

 

what i've gathered is that they were built with more hp in mind...i maybe wrong, but thats what i thought.

OAN i'm on my second set of DSS axles and i still have vibrations and this is my height:



axle brand doesnt matter on this car (can't speak for raxles though) the angles the axle is at on this level will causing binding which will in essence cause vibration...so if you dont want the vibration, raise it up

 

Can anybody actually verify actual axle length for the 6spd and the auto 5.5 gens? Preferably having the axle uncompressed.

 

just called raxle. They only have a heavy duty axle for the driver side not passenger side....don't know why not both..what the heck???? I know I spoke with 1swtmax and he got an SFR turbo on his 5.5 gen with 390 ft-lbs on stock axles not broken yet, but I don't know, thats not his daily driver so he don't drive it everyday.

 

Well they are about yay long with one being an inch short than the other...







Seriously, they probably have specs in the FSM. Let me see if I can find it.

 

lol good one.

I just picked up an axle from a junkyard and they had no clue if it was from an auto or manual maxima.

 

SUMMARY: DTA has a problem (the bearing surface appears to be about 0.003" wider) and this part did NOT fit my 2K Maxima AT on the driver's side.
Part installed, kinda, but leaked a lot.

The Sad Saga:
I installed the DTA part and seemed to be OK (but did not realize it did not seat full in trans). I put up with leaky, drippy for a few months and then lost most of the AT fluid in a week.

Removed axle to replace the seal which I assumed that I had damaged during axle installation.

Reinstalled DTA axle but could NOT get it to seat fully (I could still see the spiral cuts on the bearing surface *from the outside). Stock axles went in fine.

Unkind words were spoken about DTA in my garage...POS

Bought a Master Pro axle from Kragen/O'Reilly. It fits fine (and does not leak).
(needed something quick...it works OK for now).

Master Pro, which is a reman, has the center damper so I assume it is a factory unit that was reman'd.

On the right side the DTA N1 8330A fits OK.


ALSO...regarding axle length (AT vs MT)...I think the DTA part had some type of internal spline which allowed the one part to work for both shorter and longer applications for AT and MT.

CalifMax (2K AT and 2K1 MT Maximas!).

 

The length is the same (My 4th gen 5MT vs. 6MT... And we all know 5MT/AT axles interchange).

The mounting bracket is in a different location.

How are you guys having sooooo many problems with GSP axles, it boggles me

Red car has been slammed, tracked, and abused..... Went through two driver sides in it's short run w/ the 6MT, but the same passenger side from when I finished the swap....

 

that lil rubber in the middle is what prevents a lot of vibration and none of the GSP's have that... but are you guys aware that the vinnie ten guys also custom make stronger axles??? you figure if they can take the abuse from those 1000whp cars why not out sub 300whp and slammed cars lol

 

maybe for a 4th gen but for the 6mt's in a 02-03 is different.. the axles arent the same...

the best thing about GSP's for 5th gens is its warranty lol

 

I've posted in this thread before and I wanted to provide an update. I installed GSP axles in my 4th gen in 8/2010. Both outer boots were torn within 6 months and by time I replaced them (today), both inner and outers were destroyed and there was basically no grease left on the joints. I am not lowered and do not beat on my cars. I replaced them with Raxle's, and will never go with cheap axles again. The Raxle's boots are much better quality, and they actually install the dynamic damper on the driver side so you don't get vibration when accelerating. I had the GSP axles on for a total of 20,000 miles, and I should have taken them off awhile ago. They were making a ton of noise, vibrating, etc.

 

i dont see the gripe about GSP though. personally on a lowered to stock vehicle, they are fine. i have them on my integra right now....NO PROBLEMS. it's not slammed, but it's lowered. they arent slinging grease, no busted boots, no vibrations. car is riding fine, except for the suspension components i need to take care of for the sloppiness in the ride