Imaxles

[axnutty 10]

Looking at imaxles.... howdo they do it for the money? A refurb axle is 250 and a new one just 300! peugeot seals bearings and shafts are £200 , so do we take it they use cheap inferior components? Has any one got any experience with them? Like longterm reports of whether they hold up in the long run? I just believe you get what you pay for and they seem very cheap!

[stef205 92 1 Cars]

i have a customer that has had 4 axles from them, all had collaped, my inspection found lack of grease and loose torsion bar nuts, seals appeared to be hard and not doing there job. From what i saw they appear to be mass produced with what seems little care.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Only seen one which used wrong Bolts and washers, Otherwise appeared OK. But as said when you work out Parts, Stripping, Painting, Bearings, Seals etc then at that price I would be making them for nothing and some, I cannot see how they can do a new one with AFAIK Peugeot supplying the tubes still at fair money

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

I lowered a 106 GTI beam for kezzer recently that came from them, as said, apart from using hex head bolts everywhere that I expected to see torx, it appeared ok but it was the first 106 beam I'd touched so don't have much to go on for reference.

 

Torsion bars & arb were correct size for the model & the bearings were greased, although not excessively iirc but can't comment on seals being hard as I've not seen a new one to compare.

 

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[axnutty 10]

Well my Partner van has developed some play and it looks like I do the repair myself with Peugeot bits or I'll give these guys a try then. Unless one of the beam builders on the forum wants to have the job?!

[DanteICE 72]

I was going to use them to get my beam fitted with oilite (possible spelling) bearings. Is there anywhere else people know of who can do this work?

 

Geoff

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

As above, for the money not a chance, To give you a idea basically new parts come to around £200.00 alone + Labour then blasting and painting, Bush's, Wheel bearings etc and your up around £750.00 again with good quality parts.

Don't bother with anything other than OE spec bearings either for referance

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

New beam tubes are now NFP from Peugeot.

 

Also the bushes are gone.

 

Only person I know who has the NFP parts is Andy.

 

I would be sending my beam to him to make sure I got the quality parts.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

You can see 309 Tubes being bought up then or coming back to being popular,

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Was only about 6 309 tubes available to order on a dummy order of 100.

 

Whether that works correctly who knows