I have yet to see anyone post a broken Talon axle but I have seen numerous u-joint driveshaft failures. Tack welding the end caps seems like the way to go to keep it together.
Never seen any hints of a broken axle on a Talon either (just a few bent ones from hitting something). Is this friendly advice coming from fellow Talon owners? If so, can they be a little more specific and tell you why they made that recommendation?
I pound on mine with 32's and no issues yet. I have even broke my driveshaft and not the axel first.
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I haven't seen or heard of any problems with the stock axles or CV's. They are beef compared to what the other SxS manufacturers put on their machines stock.
the main one comin for me has a rzr 900. he's broken all 4 axles in the past 2 weeks and burnt up a belt! couldn't be me lol
Coming from a friend with a rzr. i figured the stock axles on a talon were very good considering at many dealers they sell them off the lot with 35-37s.
Well that explains everything. DO NOT take your mechanical advice from a RZR owner, their perspective of a reliable machine has been drastically skewed.
I haven't heard of any axle issues with honda. I run 32s on mine no problem at all.
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My left front did just a touch only under full compression turned all the way to the left!
I have heard good things about Demon Axles if anyone is looking for a good heavy aftermarket axle. Brett with AA Offroad is a dealer and can hook you up with some. He doesn't have them on the website yet, but I know he has a pile of them in stock. www.aaoffroad.com
If you want to buy a completely bad ass set of axles give Jamie Campbell at RACECO a call he has 300m units they are freaking nice!!!!!!!
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As far as I understand it RACECO is only selling the RCV 300m shafts. No CVs are included in the kit.
If your snapping the axle shafts themselves, the RACECO 300m shafts are just going to move the failure point to a different location like the ring & pinion or subtrans. I honestly don't see the advantage of running anything other than stock Honda shafts and CV's. They are beefy and cheap and easy to replace vs the next thing(s) in line...
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I stated I have never heard of anyone braking a honda axle. But If you was looking for axles RACECO sold 300m units thats all.
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Weve only ever busted the joints while racing if the car hits something hard enough to knock the wheel off.
Other than those, we've never had a "failed" axle. In fact my GMs rear axle has been making noise for quite a while now and its never given us trouble.
Ive cant say ive replaced a Talon axle except for ones customers have complained of being noisy. They were probably never going to fail, but if Honda is paying for it, ill replace it.
Other than those, we've never had a "failed" axle. In fact my GMs rear axle has been making noise for quite a while now and its never given us trouble.
Ive cant say ive replaced a Talon axle except for ones customers have complained of being noisy. They were probably never going to fail, but if Honda is paying for it, ill replace it.
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Reliable for a RZR is making it off the trailer when you get to where your riding.
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