[Mgs] OD Query

[WSpohn4 at aol.com]

I haven't found the flange area on the solid wheel axles to be a particular  
problem, but I have snapped two axles at the inner end, both with coarse 
spline,  which I am convinced is weaker. I use fine spline in the Jamaican and I am 
not a  young drag racer so do not submit it to hard standing starts. 
Hopefully it will  serve me well.
 
I suspect that the fine spline axles in a Banjo axle would also work with  
the Miata - my race MG engine puts out more torque than they do and I've been  
getting by on coarse wire wheel style with it.
 
The late axle is around 50 pounds of extra unsprung weight as I  recall....
 
Bill 
 
 
In a message dated 1/30/2008 3:55:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
doddk at mossmotors.com writes:

The wire  wheel axles hold up pretty well, so you should be fine.
I'd not want to try  running a V6 through the steel wheel axles though as
they tend to snap  right at the flange even with the 4 popper. On my race
car (65 MGB) I  converted the wire wheel axles to accept bolt on alloys
to get the best of  both worlds.

I'm planning on installing a Salisbury in my  Miata powered MGA
to get the 3.90 ratio and stronger  axles.