Axle, 914 V8 Axle Upgrade Options

[vipergman]

I'm putting in a 327 chev into the old 914 and would like to upgrade the Axles and CV joints. I had some info on this but cannot locate it. I seem to remember using Bus axles and 930 CV joints, or was it all Buss axle/cv?
Can anybody come the the rescue? A friend with a 914 v8 went through many CV's and I want to do it right the first time.

Gary S.
72 914 w/ Chalon kit
327 chev with converted 4 speed 901 and 73 sideshift

[SirAndy]

QUOTE (goose2 @ Aug 11 2005, 10:47 AM)

I'm told to use these properly on a 914, spacers are needed because the 911 axles are a bit shorter than the 914 axles. I've also been told that they'll work just fine as-is (they were running without spacers on the parts car). Can someone give a definitive answer to this question?

the 911 axle shaft is about 1" shorter. it'll work fine if you intend to run your 914 on the racetrack only.

it's pretty easy to imaging what will happen if you hit a bump on the road with a axle shaft that is 1" too short.
it puts the CVs under "preload" as they're already almost fully extended with the car just sitting there ...

that's why i went with the 944 CVs and the stock axle shaft ...
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Andy