rojo412 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The given in my situation is that my 98 Legacy GT Wagon needs a new front axle. I'm not racing. I'm not launching or towing. I just want a good axle that will last until I sell the car (could be a month, could be 5 years, not sure). What's my best bet? I don't want to buy something that's going to break or be unreliable. But I don't want to spend $400 for an OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnectar Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Remanufactured! from autozone like 65 a pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The given in my situation is that my 98 Legacy GT Wagon needs a new front axle. I'm not racing. I'm not launching or towing. I just want a good axle that will last until I sell the car (could be a month, could be 5 years, not sure). What's my best bet? I don't want to buy something that's going to break or be unreliable. But I don't want to spend $400 for an OEM. well that all depends, is the axle bad or is the boot torn? subaru axles will likely last the life of the car if you keep them lubed and booted. so if the boot is the issue and the axle is still good, reboot it. it may not be the cheapest or easiest solution, but it is the best if you have a good subaru axle. if the axle is bad, then buy a good used subaru axle from a salvage yard and reboot that. it will likely last the life of the car. the problem with cheap reman axles is that they can be crap. some have issues right out of the box and cause vibrations, (usually on auto trans cars) . http://www.car-part.com for used parts. subaru axles have a green inner cup. most remans i have seen are black. there are a few good outfits that reman quality axles. so, axle or boot????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojo412 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Boot's torn and the axle feels like crap. Clunks and grinds in turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 WHAT! $65 for a reman is nuts. I bought a NEW axle for $50 at Oreillys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojo412 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 A friend of mine bought an Autozone axle. It broke. He returned it and that new one broke. That seems to be the story with A'zone. He bought a Raxle axle and that fixed his problem, but they are twice the price of Napa, Advance Auto Parts, or anywhere else. I'm frightened of used ones, as they could be bent, deteriorated, etc. and could be as bad as having a crappy new one. I guess my question is, would an $80 Napa or Advance axle be sufficient or should I double that and get a Raxle and forget about the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Maybe these guys can make some? I need to fix my boot but would rather spend a lot more money to not have to deal with as much grease... lol http://www.rcvperformance.com/index.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstrmech Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 WHAT! $65 for a reman is nuts. I bought a NEW axle for $50 at Oreillys. thats cause it came from autozone...they suck.. LOL i got mine at advance auto for 60 bucks NEW with lifetime warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojo412 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 i got mine at advance auto for 60 bucks NEW with lifetime warranty How long have you used it so far? Did you have to use the warranty yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstrmech Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i replaced both front axles and they been in for around 9 months/10k miles or so.. still perfect. as a matter of fact, the last shop i worked for used Advance Auto for about 90% of its parts... the only issue we had was about 1 in 100 brake jobs would come back for minor squeeking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnectar Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i would go for remanufactured because it's not chinese. Had a lot of cheap chinese shit break on me. and its always fun to deal with the warranty on user installed parts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Here's how the aftermarket parts world works. There's only a hand full of companies that actually rebuild auto parts, they then in turn sell them to vendors who package them in their boxes and sell them to auto parts stores. In the end almost every store sells the same quality reman auto parts. This info came from my regional Napa Auto parts Rep. Now new parts are a little different but in some cases you'll get the same result. 15 years fixing cars/trucks I would say that Napa does sell a better quality NEW part. They may not be the cheapest but that's cuz they buy better parts in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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