So i called raxles this morning and spoke to Marty I believe his name was....

He told me if I wanted to purchase axle for my 02 AT 3.5 Max it would be $150 a side?

Is this too expensive? Can I have him bring the price down a bit? Or is he just plain crazy lol.

Im lowered on Tein H-Tech springs 1.8" in the front with 166,000 miles.

btw, thats returning the core because if i dont i get charged $80 per side
the $150 covers shipping as well plus the return label to send back the cores

 

Raxles aren't cheap for a reason.

 

If you arent doing anything performance heavy on your car then raxles are a waste of your money.

 

so is this a good/fair price?

 

all i have done right now is Berk SRI, BOP, Tein H-Tech springs with KYB struts...
and plan on adding headers, full exhaust, and spacers.

what would you recommend then???

 

He's talking forced induction/serious power. Standard axles should hold up just fine with standard bolt ons.

 

I have Raxles on my car. Well worth the quality.

 

take a look at the OEm prices, then decide if 150 each is a good deal.

 

GSP and call it a day.No need for Raxles unless ur putting some seriuos power down to the ground.

 

^ Is that really your signature machete? Haha, it's a little big.

Back on topic, can anyone explain the difference between oem/oem replacement/raxles?

Are the raxles better than oem? Stronger? $150 per side doesn't seem bad, especially if they're better. But that being said, I just replaced my passenger side one with one from O'Reilly, haha.

 

not true.

lifetime warranty and brand new not rebuild CVs is why you should go with Raxels. He replaced 3 axels for my 4th gen. More than paid for itself. If I can and have the time to wait I always order from raxles.

Also, lowered 5.5s are known to have axels go bad like it is their j o b. The lower the faster they go. You don't want rebuilt CVs from autozone you will replace them every year. Even if they have a lifetime warranty like napa sells for $115 you will be swapping them out once a year give or take. You want brand new CVs from Raxle.

Unless it has changed(3 years ago) he claims the axles are 10% stronger than stock. That is it. If you are blowing axle's because you are launching hard at the strip then you will need custom ones made. Raxle's are not super strong. Not sure where you guys got that info...

 

lol i have tried to resize it numerous times but is a no go.Im gonna vahe to replace it.

 

photobucket will resize it for you. just make an account. delete the picture from your thread before a mod does it for you.

 

Yea bro if you aren't putting down 300+HP then you won't need em. My buddy has been boosted(supercharged) on aftermarket axles for years, no issues. Launching and burnouts is what stresses the axle. But $150 for a raxle is great, considering my friend that's boosted works for Nissan and 1! Oem axle is around $700, yes I'm serious -_-.

 

My buddy was slammed boosted on raxles for five years, same friend I mentioned before been slammed also 8 years, as of yesterday on his 3rd axle, I really don't knoe man its hard yo say. I know riding low, and launching breaks axles.

 

I love posts like this!

Had to replace 3 of them huh? Lifetime Warranty, sure that works.
Time=$$ and the time you've spent pulling them out and replacing them has you in the red by now. It's pretty simple math.

FWIW
I've got 200,000 miles on the original axles. Boots replaced 2x, caught the tare before contamination got into the CV. 100K+ miles have been lowered on B&G and H&R springs. Absolutely nothing wrong with the OEM axles. As long as the boots are kept sealed they last forever. YGWYP4 & maintenance is key.

 

When my boot rips I replace. I don't worry if the joint has **** in it or not. That is what you get with a lifetime warranty, no worries. I didn't replace the axle because of a quality defect.

I am glad you have had good luck with your stock axles. many people do. The truth is aftermarket axle use rebuilt or crap aftermarket CVs which are known to go bad. Stock axles from nissan are of great quality. Most aftermarket axle are cheap quality from my experience. Raxle's is not cheap and only uses new CVs.

I can swap an axel out in under 30m. Hell 10m with air. It's literally 3 bolts not counting the wheel lugs.

oh and you fail at math. If I had to buy 3 axles + my labor or 1 axle that was $60 more expensive + my labor how the **** am I in the red?

If you want to buy stock axle from nissan go for it.

 

Hell yes its a good deal.. Esp considering the cost of a oem replacement. 300hp or not. Let's face it you'll never have to worry about replacing it.

 

So i pulled the trigger and said "hell with it, i rather have the piece of mind knowing they will last allot longer than the cheap local parts store axle and dont have to worry about paying for labor every time they snap"

Total paid $317.99 including shipping for both ways and sending my cores back (Both driver and passenger axles were ordered)

I will post pics of the axles when I receive them. should get them around Wends.

 

Ive got raxles on my 4th gen. Glad to hear you got them, you wont be sorry

 

they are the sole reason my car is fast remember?

 

Raxles

DW

 

 

so with all that being said, do you guys think i can benefit from raxles being that my car is lower than the usual?

 

You need all the help you can get honestly lol

 

Yes. I know a member who goes through axels every 6-8 months because he is so low.

 

I too need replace my axles on my 4th gen it's Sitting on tien stech's and when I'm using the spray it's a little over 300hp and 310ftlb, so raxles would be a good investment?

 

Too late. Raxles doesn't make them for us anymore.

 

He will if we get 300 axles to rebuild, talked to him yesterday

 

300 is a long shot, last I heard he doesn't even wanna be bothered with us lol

 

We're not gonna get 300 axles to that man lol No way.

 

I offered him alot of things yesterday, first words out of his mouth before I said anything was " If this is another call about a damn 02/03 maxima the answer is hell no and it will always be hell no"

I explained and talked to him he siad he orders his parts from Germany and they require him to buy many at a time, explaining why its a issue to make them

 

Ohh he has to order large amounts of parts I'm bulk. I can see why he said no. He would pay for all those parts and cheap maxima owners would back of the axle deal and now he's stuck

 

yeah, he said he has never even built 300 axles for us, IDK said he could hardly even get parts. He said if I buy parts and send all the cores then he would consider it.....doesnt sound very hopeful....

 

Yeah it really doesn't "/ honestly, over time when my income gets better im just gonna get oem axles, screw it.

 

arent they about 600 per side?

 

Hey guys, i have a 6th gen...where can i buy these raxles axles?

 

Cant read can you?

 

Something along those lines yeah, I'm gonna ask my friend at garden city Nissan. But from what I've heard oem axles take the most abuse and last the absolute longest id rather have two sets of oem axles and rebuild and swap them over and over than to deal with the axle bs I deal with now.

 

^^ yeah cause a boot fixes carriers and joints...moron