So are they beetle axles?

[Dmitri]

I have a bent axle shaft and after disassembly and taking some measurements i can't find any difference in the axles from 69-79 vw beetles. Anyone know if anything is done to the axle or cv joint for fm application? Stronger shaft? If not, remanufactured beetle axles are $40 a pop.

[Jerry Kehoe]

Call SWAYAWAY in S. California, they make axles and have CV joints for VW and a number of others for the off road racers. Just noticed they no longer have CV joints.

[MosesSmithRacing]

Same length as Beetle, but stronger. Sway Away makes the axles for us. We always have them in stock.

http://www.formulamazdaparts.com/product_p/060-130.htm

The only difference is now they are powder coated RED.

We also always have CVs in stock

http://www.formulamazdaparts.com/product_p/060-128.htm

Thanks,
Moses

[Dmitri]

Same length as Beetle, but stronger. Sway Away makes the axles for us. We always have them in stock.

http://www.formulamazdaparts.com/product_p/060-130.htm

The only difference is now they are powder coated RED.

We also always have CVs in stock

http://www.formulamazdaparts.com/product_p/060-128.htm

Thanks,
Moses

Thanks for the reply. Got a set to compare to my spare fm axles, it looks like the spline area is 1mm larger in diameter than the standard beetle axle.

[SCOTTY81]

Dmitri

They are standard type 2 spline . 33 x 27mm . Spend a couple extra bucks and put a purpose built axle back on your car . Dont put an OEM VW axle in its place .We are talking about a race car here . We sell hundreds of Sway Away axles a year that run for many hours . It is worth every penny