07touringcoupe

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Is it really true that cobalts/redlines S/C's have weak axles? If so how would it be safe to launch the car?

Super_SS

any fwd car has weak axles if u wheel hop it and dont let off the gas..

07touringcoupe

iTrader: (1)

True but i heard that the axels are extremly weak for these cars.

Super_SS

everyone hears stuff...like i said..all fwd cars have weak axles..and yet ppl dont break them cuz they know how to prevent un-wanted hop

hawkeyez

So how should we launch our cars then.

Smarty Art

Like pulling away from a STOP sign. Nice and gingerly.

sick06cobalt

^^ Haha... well the story on these cars is that people dont know to let off the gas so then the axles break.. it happens... but not super often.. usually other things break before the axles.. although I have been there when an axle breaks and pushing a car 1 mile is not fun lol

07touringcoupe

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light? dont hold at now rpms? not even low like 1500?

Deathscythe

the car can be launched at higher rpm's. You have to pay attention to the car and listen when it tells you something. You CAN'T miss knowing when the car is wheelhopping. It feels like the car is trying to pound the pavement into submission. Like said before let off the gas when this is happening and the result is no broken axles. There are things to help prevent this but driver awareness is the best tool to prevent this from happening.

07touringcoupe

iTrader: (1)

Yea i know what wheel hopping is. I use to do it all the time in my tc till i got a ETD. So where is it best to launch at?

Deathscythe

I go from about 2k. With my mounts now, it just goes.

Mss26

Axles are cheap and easily replaceable anyways.... if you break them, just get stronger axles from the drivershaft shop... And that way it's the transmission that takes the hit from then on.. LOL.

Deathscythe

I dunno about cheap... 700 for stronger axles isn't exactly cheap. But, I'd rather pay for axles than a new tranny.

Mss26

Oh I didn't realize thay are that much, that's not cheap. I guess they are so expensive because not many people make them for the cobalt. IMO $700 is way too expensive.

Deathscythe

If I had to, I'd get them before my stock ones broke, so if the stg.2 axles broke, I could just go back to stock.`

07touringcoupe

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Yea 700 bucks for axles isnt cheap

ralliartist

I call bullshit on weak axles. I launch at over 5K rpms on stock axles. I have slicks and trans mounts. No wheel hop at all.

sick06cobalt

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lewisb13

I havent really heard of anyone breaking axels as of recent....? Some of the older cars had problems a while back though.

sick06cobalt

^^^...ǝnɹʇ sı sıɥʇ

Deathscythe

the cooling god has spoken..., how quick do you shoot off the line launching at that rpm? I've been practicing at 2k, and it gets me out the hole pretty quick. I have mounts for the engine and tranny also.

ralliartist

what the hell does that say?

Deathscythe

I think it's because more people are actually being more aware of what the car's trying to tell them.

ChevyRockstar

iTrader: (4)

Copy cat!

Deathscythe

what does it mean?