Looking for a racing axle and hearing some conflicting things - any advice?

Thanks

 

dont get a durablue eliminator, ive heard alot of people say they bend, but many have said the x-33s dont but the problem with those is the pin, if it loosens up, the hole of the wheel hub will get big and thus leaving the hub loose.
lonestars are good
if you are in a tight budget get a g-force for $200 from rockymountain.
i havent heard anyhting about rpps, i guess they are good

 

Thanks for the info velocyraptor.

I saw an ad from RPM that says over 70% of the pros use their dominator axle - does anybody know if that's actually true?

 

I also heard that some of the Durablues bend easily as well.

 

The pro's use what they get for free.
I am running a lone star Ex-cal race with 1 to 4 inch adj on it.
The axel is 2 times as thick as the stock one and heavy but I have not bent it yet.

 

I have run Lonestar's Axcalibur Axle for the past 10 years on all my quads and have yet to bend one. The greatest thing is the lifetime warranty. If you do bend it, or the splines wear out and become loose at the hubs, sprocket or brake disc flange, then Lonestar will send you a new one. And if you bend that one, LSR will replace it for FREE. The price is also reasonable.

But in my opinion, if you are racing motocross, the best axle is the one that will get you to a 50 inch max width. A lot of pros do run RPM axles, like John Natalie. Guys like Gust and Jones ran RPM until Suzuki made a stock axle that could handle motocross. Dustin Wimmer ran an RPM axle on his Honda until he signed with Suzuki recently. But a lot of pros also run Lonestar.

Laeger, who's front-end suspension systems are legendary, recently announced it is making race axles with a lifetime warranty. Might be worth checking out. Team and G-Force axles are a reasonably priced solution. But I don't have much experience with them. I would stay away from the Durablue?too many horror stories.

Hey Vulcan, how 'bout some photos?

 

Would the pros use axles that are prone to bending/breaking - even if they do get them for free??

 

No.

If pros work on the same principles as local riders, then they solicit sponsorships and go with the best one. That's why you don't hear about pros who use Durablue. They don't trust it.

 

Raptor149
I have a web site that has a ton of pictures on it. I am waiting to get approved for a web page here on this forum and then I will post more. 3dxtra.com is the web site it is nothing special but I am having fun playing around with it.
Laeger is unreal I love my a-arms and I love the grease fitting so when you get water or sand in the bushings you can pump it full of grease till it is clean. Other a-arm come with bushing only and the sands just grinds away Laeger rocks and the ones I have lowered the front end on the raptor sweet.

 

Just as Raptor149 will not run durablue based upon the experience of others, I won't touch a lonestar because I like my axle to stay tight for longer than one heat.

The point is that RPM is the best out there, save for the guys who think team is the cat's meow. Get RPM and get a stronger more reliable axle than either lonestar or durablue can provide you with.