New development regarding Subaru axles (group buy maybe?), I need opinions Options

[IM101]

For those who don’t know I’m starting to produce the items necessary for a Subaru conversion. I just got some prototype axles in from Sway-A-Way(SAW) and test fit them last night. While they fit both the older and newer style Subaru transmissions (different axle output style, male or female CV’s) as well as both the 914 and 944 CV’s I have stumbled onto a bit of a problem. The way Subaru designed the later/stronger 2005+ transmissions (with the male DOJ) the hub assembly must be removed to get the axles off. Translated to the 914, it makes installation/removal much more of a hassle than the earlier weaker transmissions.

What I need your opinion on is the viability of the SAW axles, originally at 375$ a set they were meant to be the most inexpensive/universal solution for the axle portion of the Subaru swap. Providing a cheaper alternative to the 600$+ the annoyance of needing to open the 2005+ box up and install the older style male stubs, that Subaru Gears offers. However now with the necessity of the male stubs for the Subaru transmission in the 914 it one of the advantages of the SAW system has been eliminated. It is still less expensive 375 (2004- trans) or 475 (w/stub for 2005+ trans) vs 500$ or 600$.

So anyone considering a “suborsche,” let me know what you think, is this something you would be interested in? I am ready to order 10 sets and they would be ready in 2 weeks, just pending your opinions on the matter.
Thanks
Ian M.

[IM101]

another note, people have asked me several times now why I didn’t go with 108mm CV’s. Because in a drivetrain system the CV joint also acts as a fuse, when too much force is applied, you want the CV’s to go not something in the transmission. So for people who want to error on the safer side, I figured why not let them use the 914 gear. For the high HP guys there is the 944 gear, which Britain Smith has been running without any issues on his monster… why then if those two CV’s happen to have the same spline count would I need the 108mm? How many guys are going to be running higher hp/tq numbers harder than Britain does?

here is a shot of the axles fresh out of the box from SAW