Now that our GT-R is making almost 650 whp, with more coming everyday, the drivetrain parts are certainly being over-stressed in their stock form.  SSP have decided to upgrade the axle shafts on the car in an effort to strengthen the system before any catastophic failures happen.   This is only one of many parts that SSP plans on releasing for the R35 drivetrain.  With this addition we are one step closer to having the world’s most powerful GT-R that won’t grenade it’s internals as soon as we put the power to the ground.

The new axles have an advanced design that increases the CV bearing cage strength and a couple other improvements.  SSP have been building high power AWD cars for some time now and it is nice to see their experience prove useful in the modified GT-R world.  The axles are made in house at SSP and they plan to keep them in stock and ready to ship at a moments notice.  Although they aren’t cheap, $2,399.00 isn’t too bad if you are trying to find the limit of what your GT-R can take.  Happy hunting.

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SOUTH SIDE PERFORMANCE INTRODUCES UPGRADED REAR AXLE SHAFTS, OUR FIRST COMPONENT IN OUR SSP RS DRIVETRAIN SERIES OF PARTS.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota (January 26, 2009) – South Side Performance is offering, another first for the R35 GT-R, our SSP RS rear drive shaft kit. This component is another in a line of SSP products that strengthens and supports high horsepower GT-R‘s.

In months of testing R35’s running very aggressive power combinations, SSP has thought a few steps ahead and engineered a few of the pieces that will be needed once your GT-R starts pushing big power. SSP has experience with high horsepower AWD cars and knows that the axle shafts are going to be a point of weakness once certain power levels are exceeded. So, instead of responding to failures after they happen, SSP has designed a solution to prevent the failure from happening in the first place.

Specifications:
This axle kit was specifically designed for the new GT-R, starting with a new larger 6-ball outer and inner CV joints. The unique thing about this is that most newer cars are coming with outer/inner CV.’s with 8 balls internally instead of 6 like the traditionally designed axles that most of us have relied upon in the past.

While there are many advantages to this 8 ball design, it is a real disadvantage in a high performance application. In order to fit 8 balls into the CV, material is taken away from the cage (internal part of the CV that keeps the ball bearings in place). The solid area in between the cage windows (the spot where the ball goes into the CV housing) is reduced for the extra 2 balls to fit. The result of this loss of material is a weak spot in the axle itself and it is at these spots (between the cage windows )that 99% of cage failures stem from.

By finding the point of weakness on the stock shafts, it became clear that going back to a 6 ball design would be the best solution to the problem. Our 6-ball design is not only larger in diameter, but this design keeps sufficient material where it is needed to withstand high HP. But, the improvements do not end there, as our system also includes chromoly “uninterrupted torque-line center bars”. This innovation from DSS allows the axle center bar to become tensional (allowed to twist) without any unnecessary snap ring grooves, boot location grooves, or other deviations in the axle bar that would cause concentrated stress points and eventual failure to the bar. The inner CV has been replaced with the famous Porsche 930 design cross-groove CV and we have also included a conversion plate and hardware to mount the CV to the OE differential flanges.

The result of combining all of these new design elements is one serious axle set for the street, drag, or rally applications. And the innovation does not end there as SSP will also be bringing upgraded front axles and an upgraded front drive shaft solution to market for this incredible car over the next few weeks. As always, these heavy duty upgrades are available only from the guys at South Side Performance Drive Shaft Shop.

Price and Availability:
This upgrade can be purchased starting today for $2,399.00. SSP is dedicated to having these parts available in stock (we build these pieces entirely in-house) and ready to ship as quickly as possible. This means no more waiting weeks or months to get the parts you need, because with SSP your power solution is always just a phone call away. For more information contact us at: 605.331.7889 or by email wholesale@sspperformance.com and for more SSP Product listings visit: www.sspperformance.com