twisted axle tube today

[Nastystang06]

So i was running 15x10 racestars wrapped in nitto 555r tires and still had only 20 psi in them from the track the other day.

Now I had enough wheel hop at the track that i just knew i was going to break something, but i didnt, ran a 7.86 1/8 with a 1.8 60ft lol.

But today on the street I jumped on it and shifted 1st to second coming up an off ramp in town and got wheel hop and BAM!!! the next thing i knew loud noises, I pulled over and the drag radial was rubbing the front of the drivers side wheel wale and was cut to shreds.

got under there and looked, the whole drivers side axle tube has twisted forward and everything just pivoted around the lower control arm and went forward.

Im going to pull the rear end and weld the axle tubes in place, check for more damages, add an adjustable upper to adjust my pinion angle, add brackets lower the LCA mount so that i can plant the tires harder (I already have poly LCA's) and i might as well add adjustable shocks and a set of lowering/launch springs while im at it.

the hard part is finding prings that will lower it good, and still launch good.


just thought I would share this, I have never seen an axle tube twist lol

 

[Nastystang06]

 

[JoshK]

Damn that's crazy!

 

[BAKnBLK2010]

You had to have some pretty nasty wheel hop to do that kind of damage. You should take it to the Ford store and have them repair it under warranty! LOL

 

[jpe]

thats impressive but sucks at the same time lol.

 

[Weou09]

Had something similar happen to me a few months ago.

 

[TexasKyle]

pics of the axle tube? I'd like to see what the damage looks like underneath.

 

[fordracer666]

Wow

Wow I've never seen that!!

Didnt get much use out of those tires!

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Bro, you'd tear up an anvil!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!

 

[Nastystang06]

The axle tube just spun where its pressed in the rear end

Looks like a pin or spot weld helps hold it, but it sheered.

Yea the LCA's are angled wrong, im gonna get relocation brackets.

CHE makes a kit to help this

 

[Weou09]

Wow I've never seen that!!

Didnt get much use out of those tires!

No neither of us did lol.

 

[Nastystang06]

No neither of us did lol.

How did you fix yours?

 

[Scott_0]

that sucks, you have nothing but bad luck with this car

 

[Nastystang06]

Yea bad luck sucks, but at least I can make it stronger

 

[sixohtofiveoh]

How much power are you putting down? I'm now terrified because I have 325/50 MT's on my race stars....

 

[Nastystang06]

Less than you

I have a 91 canned sct tune
Offroad h
Mufflers
Spec 3 clutch
LCA's

7.86 1/8
1.84 60ft

 

[08StangGT_CS]

Would the CHE Axle brace prevent something like this from happening?

 

[19COBRA93]

Wheel hop is like detonation. Doesn't matter what HP you're at, it will break things.

I'll be surprised if you don't have more damage inside.

 

[Nastystang06]

Just get lca brackets and no more wheel hop

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Damn... I want to see pics on the axle tube