axle length

[Guest loren]

One last problem fitting my new rear diff... while putting the inner CVs back on after machining,

I noticed different markings on the left and right axles, and that one axle is about 7mm longer than

the other.

Both have two 5mm wide grooves about 5mm apart close to the inner CV, but the longer one also has a

wider groove.

http://picasaweb.google.com/loren.brookes/RearAxles210409711PM

Anyone know which is left and which is right?

[Optical]

what happened to your old axles?

I think only the old legacys had different length axles?

[Guest loren]

These are my old axles, I just didn't pay attention when I took them out because I thought

they were the same

I took the inner CVs off to have new circlip grooves machined, now I need to figure out

which axle should be 7mm longer...

If I can't figure it out, I'll put the diff back on the car and measure the distance to each

hub, hopefully there will be a small difference, if not, maybe it doesn't matter.

[Guest loren]

That was easy to solve... the diff is not mounted dead center in the rear sub frame, it is offset to the left.

I wonder if that means the driveshaft is on and angle from the gearbox or if the gearbox and engine are

offset from the center as well?

[Optical]

not mounted dead centre?! you sure it's a subaru?

probably more like this where it bulges to one side. anyway i'm no use, r160 is foreign and ghey

[Guest loren]

No, the diff is symetrical, the holes in the subframe that the two front bolts sticking out of the diff go into, are not in centered.

Take a look at yours. oh wait... that photo should shows the mount... is it symetrical? looks like it may not be exactly.

[Optical]

kinda looks it bit im not sure, havnt heard otherwise

r180 have equal length wassups though.

cant you just put the longer ds on the longer side?

[Guest loren]

yeah, now I know which side needs the longer one... I was just asking because I didn't have time to look last night.

[Optical]

do you have a counter balance on the side of the car with the shorter shaft?

[Guest loren]

 Optical said:

do you have a counter balance on the side of the car with the shorter shaft?

counter balance on what? there's nothing I can think of... I can't think of a good reason for it being off center either,

unless the motor and gearbox are also off center and it's to counter balance the car when there is only the driver... but

that sounds like a long shot.

[Optical]

nah im just talking sh1t now

[Guest loren]

 Optical said:

nah im just talking sh1t now

you think that's sh1t? you should see some of the stuff Shale has been saying today

[BC5RA]

 Optical said:

what happened to your old axles?

I think only the old legacys had different length axles?

I know that if you were carrying out a say later V6 STI gearbox retrofit to your Gen 1 RS then you need the matching 4.44 rear diff as well as the drive axles to center the diff.

If you use an auto 4.44 your OE drive axles clip right in.