20runner
+1y
I paid $750 to have my Lincoln Mark VIII (thunderbird) axles lengthened 3 inches. That includes new STOCK cv's, boots, etc. The Driveshaft Shop made them for me, There was no core charge. Did I get ripped off??
Originally, I had Phoenix Rack and Axle out here in Arizona lengthen them by sleeving them and they broke with 200 miles on them under a 230 hp car. After seeing what they did, I could have saved the $270 they charged me, the $200 for the reman. axles I purchased so they wouldn't have to work with dirty parts, etc., and done it myself!!! All they did was mill down the 1 1/8" axles to about 3/4" for only about 1/2" each way and pressed, (loosely) a piece of DOM over it and ran a bead all the way around, eventhough they said they were also going to plug weld it. When it broke, the weld stuck to the solid axle but broke cleanly off the tube, like it never penetrated it. I called and bitched and they wouldn't even look at it cuz it was a custom application and not warrantied. I told them there craftsmanship is what failed, and they told me to fuck off and hung up the phone, a55holes.
So ultimately I tried to save $200 and get it down locally for about $500 with everything, and then had to spend the $750 to get them done right. I STRONGLY recommend checking out the companies craftsmanship and search them out on internet.
Anyways, now I have some axles at home that would be the perfect canidates to practice on, if anyone is interested.....