'Evening all, I'm hoping you guys can provide me with some information regarding the Sprint rear axle. Long story short I'm doing the research for when I start rebuilding my Dolly, which will have ballpark 250bhp and 250lb-ft (turbo MX-5 lump in all probability) and want to make sure the axle is strong enough to handle this and do some track\hillclimb work reliably.
From the research I've done on these forums so far I understand that the diff will probably
just about handle this sort of power, but I may well have to swap it for an LSD. Also I saw that it's possible to install a different inner halfshaft oil seal (the gearbox input one) to help prevent leaks. I'll probably be swapping the car over to a 4x108 pcd as well for better wheel and brake discs choice (subject of a future subject).
Given the fact that the axle is said to flex under heavy cornering, is there any mileage in trying to make a brace for the rear axle like they do with the Atlas (see below)? This would also give me somewhere to mount a Watts linkage. What other mods could I do to strengthen the axle? Aren't the halfshafts meant to be a bit puny?
I'd like to keep the sprint rear axle for weight purposes if nothing else, but I'm not sentimentally attached
Also I once taking time into account as well as money, should I just scrub the axle and install a volvo\atlas\TR7 axle?