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  1. #1 Constantly needing new CV axles 
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    Long story short, my car EATS axles....I've gone through 9 since January (and my drivetrain was stock until last week)
    I had 3 or 4 GSP's from advance before they told me they couldn't honor the warranty anymore. Tried 2 NAPA ones, a W-Body store axle (which only lasted 4 days), recently I've started going to the junkyard and getting regular ones....

    I'm really getting irritated and confused, am I overlooking another issue that could be causing these to fail so quickly? I'm lowered on AGX/Vogtlands so its not really much at all, new control arms, outer tie rods, bearings, sway bar&links, engine and tranny mount, it HAS been aligned...... Bill has a fancy prybar that makes popping them out a breeze but changing them every few weeks is getting old. I'm really stumped, any ideas?
    2006 GT- S1x, 3.25 MPS, Lucas 42.5, MAF, SD Headers, C5 Brakes, AGX/Vogtland, GMPP sways
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    do you have those spacer things for the motor mounts?

    I remember bio saying lowering car changes geometry of axels, without spacers they are off and can chew thru them.
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    What seems to be the problem with the axles (Torn boots, broken intermediates, broken teeth)? Is it more one side than the other?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Explicit_Spade View Post
    What seems to be the problem with the axles (Torn boots, broken intermediates, broken teeth)? Is it more one side than the other?
    I should have been more specific (too early for me lol!) It only occurs with the right side of the vehicle, they sling grease and clunk. When I remove them the end is very floppy as well
    2006 GT- S1x, 3.25 MPS, Lucas 42.5, MAF, SD Headers, C5 Brakes, AGX/Vogtland, GMPP sways
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    sounds like monk hit the nail on the head having any kind of bend in the boot to the cv axle strains it
    I was curious as to how bad it would be if I lowered my car after putting 20s on it but
    I'm gonna have to lean away from it now if the spacers he suggested work out for ya let us know
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    sounds like u have something alil more serious then just adding the spacers, as i dont have spacers and im still running the same axles now for 5 yrs without a problem
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    Was the car ever in an accident?


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    Quote Originally Posted by stealthee View Post
    Was the car ever in an accident?
    The day it rolled off the lot, 15 mph bump according to the original owner....it was also hit in the rear right, that one was a little more serious but thats in the back
    2006 GT- S1x, 3.25 MPS, Lucas 42.5, MAF, SD Headers, C5 Brakes, AGX/Vogtland, GMPP sways
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    Maybe that 15 mph bump was worse than indicated. Possible bent control arm, or worse subframe.


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    What kind of motor mount are you using? Does the motor seem tilted towards the passenger side?

    Sometimes you will get a motor mount that is not the correct height as the stock ones. This seems to be more of an issue with Anchor brand mounts. You might have to space the motor mount with some washers or 1/4 spacers depending on how far it is off.

    Other than that I wouldn't think a 1/4 should cause you to blow that many but maybe there is another suspension issue?
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    Adding more info. Intrigue98 sold him the strut/spring combo. He ran them for around a year or more and never had an axle issue. I run nearly the same setup and have well.. only GSP issues. Most people don't spacer with Vogtlands.

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