breaking front axles in your 5sp?? comparo pics

NW2TONE · 11-16-2012, 04:01 PM

thought I would share these.
Ive never broke a front oem axle in my car. And when i sold my trans setup i sold it with the front axles and bought some new empi axles.
Ive broken two of those now.
One time it was just the front left.
the second time it was the front right and a left rear at the same time. the left rear broke in the hub and on the dog on the diff side.

heres a comparison pics of the empi front axles and the FEQ front axles.
The empi obv has lots of taper and a terrible weak 3 ball dog
the FEQ has almost no taper and a stronger 6 ball dog.

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NW2TONE · 11-16-2012, 04:02 PM

moral of the story.
Dont by empi axles for your subaru.
Buy FEQ = First Equipment Quality.
plus the feq is cheaper by like 10 bucks a axle on worldpac

mt1101 · 11-16-2012, 06:57 PM

I hear these are hit or miss. Sorry you had such bad experience. I was actually considering empi too.

bushflyr · 11-16-2012, 07:37 PM

Empi's are hit or miss? Or FEQ's are hit or miss?

And a question, how do you go about finding parts and ordering from worldpac? I browsed around their site a bit and didn't see anything like a shopping cart. Is it wholesale only?

mt1101 · 11-17-2012, 12:25 AM

Empi's I hear are hit or miss...I have never heard of FEQ before.

Aaron'z 2.5RS · 11-17-2012, 05:38 AM

Moral of the story, anything short of a Subaru reman, isnt worth it..

bushflyr · 11-17-2012, 01:34 PM

Well, we'll see. Not too happy after seeing this, seeings as I just got Empi's for my '05 RA swap. If they break I'll go subi. They're easy enough to change and I don't beat my car.

Aaron'z 2.5RS · 11-17-2012, 04:26 PM

After the next 3 junk re-mans come out of my car this winter, ill be on 8 in the last 2-3yrs and i dont DD the car...

11-16-2012, 04:01 PM	#1
NW2TONE Scooby Specialist Member#: 212509 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: marysville,WA Vehicle: unde your hood makin your **** go faster	breaking front axles in your 5sp?? comparo pics thought I would share these. Ive never broke a front oem axle in my car. And when i sold my trans setup i sold it with the front axles and bought some new empi axles. Ive broken two of those now. One time it was just the front left. the second time it was the front right and a left rear at the same time. the left rear broke in the hub and on the dog on the diff side. heres a comparison pics of the empi front axles and the FEQ front axles. The empi obv has lots of taper and a terrible weak 3 ball dog the FEQ has almost no taper and a stronger 6 ball dog. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-16-2012, 04:02 PM	#2
NW2TONE Scooby Specialist Member#: 212509 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: marysville,WA Vehicle: unde your hood makin your **** go faster	moral of the story. Dont by empi axles for your subaru. Buy FEQ = First Equipment Quality. plus the feq is cheaper by like 10 bucks a axle on worldpac

11-16-2012, 06:57 PM	#3
mt1101 Scooby Newbie Member#: 291990 Join Date: Aug 2011 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 2003 BUGEYE WAGON PSM	I hear these are hit or miss. Sorry you had such bad experience. I was actually considering empi too.

11-16-2012, 07:37 PM	#4
bushflyr Scooby Specialist Member#: 89628 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii, Oahu Vehicle: '02 Wagon VF39'd & Quick Racked	Empi's are hit or miss? Or FEQ's are hit or miss? And a question, how do you go about finding parts and ordering from worldpac? I browsed around their site a bit and didn't see anything like a shopping cart. Is it wholesale only?

11-17-2012, 12:25 AM	#5
mt1101 Scooby Newbie Member#: 291990 Join Date: Aug 2011 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 2003 BUGEYE WAGON PSM	Empi's I hear are hit or miss...I have never heard of FEQ before.

11-17-2012, 05:38 AM	#6
Aaron'z 2.5RS Scooby Guru Member#: 1026 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Hickigan Vehicle: '00 RS/WRX Stg5 '98 RS Stock	Moral of the story, anything short of a Subaru reman, isnt worth it..

11-17-2012, 01:34 PM	#7
bushflyr Scooby Specialist Member#: 89628 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii, Oahu Vehicle: '02 Wagon VF39'd & Quick Racked	Well, we'll see. Not too happy after seeing this, seeings as I just got Empi's for my '05 RA swap. If they break I'll go subi. They're easy enough to change and I don't beat my car.

11-17-2012, 04:26 PM	#8
Aaron'z 2.5RS Scooby Guru Member#: 1026 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Hickigan Vehicle: '00 RS/WRX Stg5 '98 RS Stock	After the next 3 junk re-mans come out of my car this winter, ill be on 8 in the last 2-3yrs and i dont DD the car...