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    atlas axle

    im after an atlas axle for an unarched mk2 escort with 380bhp cossie engine, where is best to get one from, are fostek still trading these days?

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    Re: atlas axle

    Don't think Tom makes them anymore, which is a shame as they were mustard.
    A lad on here does them, BigG. Your best trying to get a decent one thru the forums/ebay & then hand it over to the expert for building it.
    If you cant find BigG let me know & I'll pass you his number

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    Re: atlas axle

    I can build on to your spec if you want to drop me a pm.

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    Re: atlas axle

    Quote Originally Posted by sillymofo View Post
    im after an atlas axle for an unarched mk2 escort with 380bhp cossie engine, where is best to get one from, are fostek still trading these days?
    What sort of spec, and what sort of budget are you playing with? You're looking at anything between £2000 and £5500 for a new axle depending what you're after...but you can quite easily go closer to £8000 if you want special shafts, titanium studs, exotic LSD's etc. Plenty of folks around that can supply axles...here's 4 casings I've fabricated this week, and will all be fully built up by the end of the weekend.







    PM me with your required spec if you'd like a quote....

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    Re: atlas axle

    Hi
    out of curiosity how much is one of those fully floating casing with all the bracketry, and would there any price difference between a baby (narrow) atlas or a wide casing?

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    Re: atlas axle

    Quote Originally Posted by sillymofo View Post
    im after an atlas axle for an unarched mk2 escort with 380bhp cossie engine, where is best to get one from, are fostek still trading these days?
    that will be lively

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    Re: atlas axle

    Quote Originally Posted by rallyrob View Post
    Hi
    out of curiosity how much is one of those fully floating casing with all the bracketry, and would there any price difference between a baby (narrow) atlas or a wide casing?
    I would have thought a wide one will be cheaper as you don't have to have the half shafts machined down? Although to be fair, that's probably a fraction of the overall cost of a fully floating atlas build.

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    Re: atlas axle

    Yea I know.
    Ive got a Group 1 disc braked baby atlas with a slipper atm...

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    Re: atlas axle

    have a look on the gartrac site they have retubed and new diff housing ones on there and seem a reasonable price. Just don't forget to price up the rest of the gubbins you need to make it work.

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    Re: atlas axle

    Not an Atlas query but relevant. Any ideas on a cure for leaking Quaife semi floating hubs on an English axle?
    I can't seem to find a seal kit or bearings listed anywhere?

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    atlas axle

    Silicon sealer on the faces maybe


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    Re: atlas axle

    duct tape seriously guys have been sealing fully floating axles with it for years.

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    Re: atlas axle

    Seriously...so where do you duct tape?

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    Re: atlas axle

    on a fully floating axle most of the rally guys put duct tape around the circumference of the alloy hub and drive shaft flange making an oil tight seal cause sometimes some oil can get past the hub o ring a combination of hard cornering causing oil to surge and heavy pounding.its mostly done as a precaution you just dont want to take a chance of oil getting on your discs or pads.

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