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June 21st 2007, 14:58
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I was thinking something similar but without the cross drilling .I was going to machine the axle to a limited diameter then make a sleeve with an interference fit .Press the sleeve on and weld the end of the sleeve.Its just that welding affects the material and wondered if anyone had a better solution.
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June 21st 2007, 17:41
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i believe i've read a couple of places that you can use the short-side axle from a type 3 auto when narrowing the irs and they're each like, 1.5" shorter, but i might have made up those numbers.
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June 22nd 2007, 12:30
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I also heard that Cabrio axles are shorter. Problem being that these axles are hard to come by..... And it doesnt seem that anyone are making these aftermarket (I might be talking arse though!?)
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June 23rd 2007, 17:43
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beetle cabriolet axles? i've never heard that, but that doesn't make it untrue.
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June 23rd 2007, 18:43
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Don't know what length the axles need to be but this might help, it's a picture I took of 944 axles when I was trying to get some axles for my rear end.
 The left most one is a standard beetle axles the other two are from a 944. In the end it used EMPI race axles. But they could be shortened because they do not have a shoulder as these three do.
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June 25th 2007, 15:19
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Right one.
The one on the right looks perfect ,But which model is it from?.I have some shafts from an 84 944 but the u/js are 100mm.is the spline the same to fit beetle cv joints onto the 944 axles?Thanks for the pics mate .I have just got the bits i need to start the mod.
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August 4th 2007, 12:29
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Important update
I just found out that the axles i have are not standard 944 ones .They are from a 944 auto model .What i had measured was the short side (380mm)as when i looked at the other it was over 400mm.I have just found another driveshaft to match the other short one and the splines are the same as the bug although i had to use a c clip as a shoulder and the original spacer.Short auto axle is 35mm shorter than original.I narrowed my arms 29mm so this should be ok.
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August 9th 2007, 03:31
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Quote:
T3 : 389.5mm T! : 415.5mm
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