What's that? "I dont have an EA81 front axle and I need one" Well... U do have an old no boot EA82 axle don't U, sure U do! Just take that EA82 unit, cut the shaft in half, cut out 1", weld it back together with a pice of steel tube over the weld, and weld each end of the tube to the shaft, and WALA!! 1 EA81 front axle shaft:D

I don't know if I'm a smart guy, or just hate pushing cars around the yard THAT much:-p But hey, the EA81 wagon is now off the jack-stands and infront of the garage now:D

Originally posted by soobme

I don't know if I'm a smart guy, or just hate pushing cars around the yard THAT much:-p But hey, the EA81 wagon is now off the jack-stands and infront of the garage now:D

 

hey, it works, dont it! that's what its all about. more power to ya!

Ok - so have your driven it at speed to see if she's balanced or not? I've always thought that would be the way to do some interesting things with axles. Like did you know that the Datsun 510 stubs will fit into our diffs? That's how the dastun guys run Subaru LSD's. And thier stubs have flanges on them...... stronger maybe? I don't know, but it might be worth a look.

 

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Oh no, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't drive 1 mile on this thing! It is VERY scarry:eek: It's not even strait. And I don't know about welding on the axles after this little project, when I tacked it together, I pushed on it a little to true it up before fully welding it and the tack welds just snaped right out of the shaft its self. Seems VERY britell:eek:

Wonder where that other axle went?? So does this mean that there is going to be an engine swap soon?? Hmm

What's the old saying: Necessity is the mother of invention?

welding half shafts aint half as bad as welding tube driveshafts as far as imbalances. One they are skinnier, so an imbalance will have less effect, as since the shaft is smaller there is less % deviation from the center than on a tube shaft. Second they weigh less and so the vibration forces are smaller, and third they are shorter. The only problem is that since the diameter is smaller, the torque is distributed on a small area close to center. This means you have to maximize the weld area best as possible, or go to a larger diameter where the force is more spread out.