WTF E30 Axles

[jpichu]

How Much Power those Axles can handle?

[Adrian_Visser]

Enough, until they break then not much. You'll twist your driveshaft first that's for sure. I'm talking about the 6 cyl axles of course, the 4 cyl ones suck dick.

[Lee Harvey]

Everyone says you'll lose the driveshaft first, I've never had any drama from my driveshaft... but axles are a different story, I've exploded a couple on hard launches... I think you'd really have to have over 450hp and a whicked clutch/PP setup and just sidestep the clutch to shock the drivetrain hard enough to twist the driveshaft... the axles are much easier to push too hard on a launch since it's an indy rear setup. I've always wondered where the "driveshaft lets go first" info came from... seems like interwebs myth to me. I still have my original driveshaft, and am on my 4th or 5th set of axles...

but either way it isn't power, it's torque, and it isn't necessarily how much, as how you're using it. It's launching hard that breaks shit. Unless you're hammering for whicked 60ft times with some drag radials and an on/off clutch setup... you probably won't see any problems from stock axles and driveshaft other than accelerated normal wear.

[StereoInstaller1]

but either way it isn't power, it's torque, and it isn't necessarily how much, as how you're using it. It's launching hard that breaks shit.

WTF, proper logic on R3V? You must be new. We don't talk like that 'round here.

[jpichu]

2.7l can do this