I've had my durablue eliminator and I havent had a single problem with it! I've landed 8 feet flat out and havent bent it yet so I dont know what you all have against it.

 

BUY A YAMAHA. GET A LONGER AXLE. ANY BRAND IS STRONGER THAN STOCK SO BUY ONE WHOOPTY-DOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the funny thing is im sure there has been lonestars bent to but you never hear of that [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I have the Durablue +2+2 axle on both my Banshee and my 250R. The only problem I have seen is that the chroming on them fades extremely fast. The sticker on the axle is still on but the axle itself is very dull and worn looking. It starts on the first ride so if you get a Durablue, take a good look at it when you first put it on, cuz it will not be pretty after the first ride.
However, they are both very strong and have never given my any trouble at all. I have bent the stock swingarm on the Banshee and gone through two sets of carrier bearings on both machines. Next time this happens I will go with a tapered roller bearing setup. So the axle is strong, I doubt the average rider would be able to damage one.

 

i bought a LSR +4. I love it, i had a durablue on my other 300ex, and it worked just fine too.

 

just for the sake of knowing...i have riden a dura-blue axle, not on my machine, but it was on my buddy's warrior, i was climbing a high-wall, and lets just say that i didn't quite make it...the bike flipped once end-over-end, then rolled once sideways, the axle broke on the landing of the sideways roll. he called dura-blue, they sent him a new one, which broke in about a week, and they wouldn't send him a new one, or even a partial refund. so he told them to stick their axle you know where...he now runs lonestar, and hasn't been able to break it!!! it's going on 4 years too!!

just thought i'd share

 

your not suppose to roll them. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

dura-blues break and lonestars bend get an RPM thats the only one i havnt see bend or break! its what tim farr runs and ive heard nothing but goood things about them!

 

I dont know why everybody thinks wider rear is better. It is not. The wider it is, the harder it is to transfer the weight to the ground, thus loss of traction. The narrower it is, the more weight transferred to the ground. Wider front is better. If you look at most pro quads, the front end is usually 1.5 to 2 inches wideer on each side than the rear. Get an aftermarket RPM of Lonestar rear axle for durability but keep it stock size or maybe +2" Since the front goes into the corner first, it handles the stability in corners.

 

I had a Lonestar 2+2 axle and bent it within 1 week. Now I have 2 quads with Durablue axles, 1 has an Eliminator, the other an x-33. I have never had any trouble with them. When I did bend the Lonestar axle, Lonestar was more than happy to straighten it though.