OK so my axles went bad few months back, (pretty hard shaking between 25-50 mph give or take) and i replaced them with a set of remanufactured axles. the company gives me the axles, i installed them and within 1000 miles, i had the same issue. I took them back, they looked at them and said they were messed up so they then fixed the same axle and gave it back. Now the same issue has arisen and it has only been a few thousand miles since the second pair of axles was installed. I am lowered and i do not think remanufactured axles are strong enough to withstand the drop. I have been told they are not the best route to go by some people as well.
What do you guys think is best. i can go to to an autozone type place and get new axles for cheap, maybe 60 a piece or something. i could also get RAXLES, which are highly recommended on my friends Nissan forum, and there site also give you reasons no to get axles with reground components. www.raxles.com
the raxles would cost me about 300$ for the pair and autozone will cost me maybe 120$ here are pictures of my car to show you how low i am and might help you in your decision on what you think i should do..thanks you guys ahead of time for the help and input!! these the 3rd gen TL wheels 17"

 

when it shakes between 25-50 mph...it shakes ONLY when i am accelerating!! if i let off the gas it subsides

 

Got this from another forum.

 

Personally if it was me, even on a tight budget I'd but the good ones, I mean why not have ones you can trust not to break? Plus going through all the hassle of cheap ass ones seems like a pain.

 

when's the last time the tires were balanced?

 

maybe only a couple months ago when i put the wheels on the car. im putting new tires on tomorrow night and re balancing so i will be able to see if that had anything to do with it
i just don't want to keep replacing axles if the problem is also the car being so low which i don't think would ruin axles this fast..might make them wear out quicker but not this quick

 

I don't think your height has anything to do with your axles going out more than once. Try balancing the wheels and go from there. Also check other suspension components too, i.e tie rods, CV joints, end links, etc.

 

Didn't you write that it only happened when you accelerated? I thought I saw that.

Is there any play in the axles? Isn't there a bearing that the axle goes through in the tranny? Maybe it's bad?

 

I replaced my Axles, Balljoints, rotors, and axle seal, man that seal was dry rotted!!!!!! car rides great, but I cant think that it would be your axles, cause you just changed them shits, shit is crazy bro


check these things out also....

 

the only reason i say it is, primarily because the first axles the company gave me were bad and i just feel like they make a bad re manufactured product. i need to replace my balljoints and anything under there that wears out because i know it has not been done before and the suspensions squeaks terribly bad

 

I'm going to replace the axles. not go the auto zone way either and i want to go ahead and replace all the other pieces people are mentioning. ball joints etc..if someone wouldn't mind listing the parts that i could replace that would be worn out and cause less of a smooth ride i would really appreciate it.

 

check the rim run out on ur rims. they could be out of wack either squished or longated.

traditional balancing is only good with to spec rims. hit a pot hole or curb will mess up the shape.....

 

Yes there is a carrier bearing for the passenger side shaft. (how they make them equal length.

 

ok guys so i bought new axles yesterday from a place called baker imports down here in Atlanta. they specialize in imported parts. I bought two new axles (whole assembly) from them for 70 dollars a piece after tax. The brand is EMPI which ive learned from research that EMPI is a big parts distributor for VW's. and we all know those cars get SLAMMED!

Got the axles put on tonight, the old ones were visibly screwed. installed the new ones, along with a new set of Falken tires (fresh balance) and the car drives AMAZING now.

My word of advice... DON'T BUY ANYTHING THAT WAS RE MANUFACTURED
just buy new shit, spend the extra money, or in my case, less money, for new shit.

 

Nice! I just had the same problems you've been having, i think i'll take the remanufactured ones back to Napa, and get the EMPI ones

 

def dont go re manufactured...youll end up buying new ones soon enough and waste a lot of money and there really not that much more expensive!! i am right by that store that i got mine at if you cant find em i can help you get em however

 

hey man, question for you mister. At least I thought it was my mounts but after reading your posting I'm starting to think its my axle. I'm getting this weird pop on the drivers side from a dead stop, doesnt matter how fast I drive. Now my car is shaking a lot like you said, around 25-50 but once I speed up it goes away. Did you have a slight pop when yours was bad as well?

 

PM'd

and your car is fuckin gorgeous bro!!! what wheels are those?

 

thanks for the PM bro, its not too expensive of a fix so I will try that first. Yea suspension is pretty straight forward, I'll just jump in and try it myself. What size was the hub nut? My rims are just silver A specs. thanks for the compliment bro. Maybe I'll post up DIY on the axle change.