I hope you have good luck with the Cobra axle at King of the Hammers.

 

When I get back...I'll go over everything I did....what survived...and hopefully, not what didn't.

 

Are these cobra axles pretty strong,

 

I am liking the looks of the cobra axles. I hear nothing but good things. Let us know how they hold up.


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They look...awesome. I'll definitely let you know how they do.

 

Where do u get cobra axles? I googled it an cant find anything.

 

I don't think they have a website.

COBRA ATV AXLES in South Houston | COBRA ATV AXLES (832) 744-5119 & 1010 Spencer Hwy, South Houston, TX 77587 | <Business to Business/Transportation/All Terrain Vehicles> - Yahoo! US Local

I called them on the phone. Within 10 minutes..I had a cellphone photo of the UPS tracking.

 

Any chance you got rhino S front axles by mistake? they do look awfully short.

 

My dealer (who is a SuperATV vendor) spent time on the phone with them, and they were adamant that it was the right one. They sent square clips and said that would fix the problem. It didn't.

I don't think it would fit a RZR S either....it's about 2 inches or so short...and doesn't compress that much more...and it would need to compress 2" inches for an S.

The strange part...my rear Rhino axles haven't given me a lick of trouble in 18 months of rock crawling use.

 

whats the price on those badboy cobras

 

They were $500 for 2.

 

Yeah, that's not even close. You couldn't give it back, NO? Those Cobra's do look nice; I realize it's not very important, but I really like the gray. Can you send in your stockers (like a core charge)...curious because it looks like they may weld an RZR stub to some auto (car/light truck) CV maybe and clean it up in the lathe. I could be wrong, maybe the cup and stub are one, it's hard to tell. Best of luck at KOH!

 

We tried to send it back. All they would do was send square clips. The axle is too short...period. End of story.

I don't know about core. They clearly build these themselves there....so I'm sure they can do whatever you want.

I have kept my stock front and rear front...and they will be spares for the race.

 

Do the Cobra axles allow more articulation so you don't have any cv problem at full lock in AWD? They look really good and at a good price. Good luck at KOH!!!

 

Just curious, could you measure the length of the axle shaft between the boots on the Rhino axle. I just installed Rhinos in my xp and I'm wondering if they are different than yours.

 

Inside big boot band to inside big boot band.....was 19 1/2" long on the Rhino.

Stock is 21 1/2".


From inside band/rubber boot (so basically the exposed axle shaft) on stock is 14 1/2"

Rhino is 12 1/4"

I'd be curious how long yours are.


My axle is TOO SHORT. Anyway you slice or dice it. What a waste of money. I've spent nearly $12,000 in accessories and race related stuff....Super ATV sure didn't take care of someone who has spent a LOT of money. When my rear Rhino's break (and they will eventually, through no fault of their own)....I won't be buying another, just because I was treated arrogantly and indignantly instead of thoughtfully. When we told them the axle was short....they said..no it's not...here's some square clips. Instead, when we said it was too short...they should have said...can you measure it for us?

 

From inside band/rubber boot (so basically the exposed axle shaft) on stock is 14 1/2"

Rhino is 12 1/4"

I'd be curious how long yours are.

My Rhino's measure 13" of exposed axle shaft.

 

I don't get it. It's not the right axle. There's no leg to stand on...just scratching my head here. Anyway, many thanks for the info gave them a call yesterday, spoke with Joe, super nice guy. I'm actually looking for the best CV joint (only) supplier I can find. The axle shaft diameter on the Cobra's is actually larger than the minor diameter of the Polaris splines (into diff/hub)!!!...SO, if those CVs/splines hold up, they are probably very good because ALL the load transfer is going through them. Obviously very interested in how you get on with them at KOH, please keep us posted..

 

I concur...they are not the right axle. It's pretty obvious that SuperATV just wants to walk away....they haven't posted...or sent me more square clips. :rofl3:


I will definitely report back on the result with the Cobra Axles. Since we know we're doing Wrecking Ball....it should be interesting!!

 

I wonder if you removed the boot band and moved the boot on the axle towards the inner CV if it would help keep from pulling out? I know they are shorter than stock when fully extended but that should get their normal length closer to stock, which may help.

When I first put my rear Rhinos on, the boots were stretched way out. Even just sitting at ride height they were stretched so bad the boot was sucking in. At full droop it looked like they would tear. I called and they said it was normal but if it made me feel better I could remove the boot band and push the end of the boot farther up on the axle so it wasnt so stretched. I did that and it looked much better. I just had lots of issues with CVs pulling apart.

 

Been through the same song and dance with that company. They are very hit and miss. Best case is to spend the money on USA parts or a place with quality control dept. to over look the cheap chinese parts before shipment.

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Just get u some high lifter dht I been running them for about 3 months now good axles there about 300 tho with better boots to

 

Looking forward to hearing some feedback.

 

Ok...here's my feedback....F'ING AWESOME.

I started 18th in a field of 36 or so. I finished 4th overall, and 1st in my class. I had ZERO axle problems with my Cobra axles....and if you watched the Chocolate Thunder video...I wasn't easy on them. I'm SUPER impressed.

http://www.rzrforums.net/rzr-utv-videos/101505-utv-1962-going-up-chocolate-thunder.html

 

That sucks that they won't back there product. Good luck with the cobras.

I've heard to many bad reviews about theiraxles to risk my time and money on hit or miss quality and service. There are other vendors that are willing to fix there mistakes.

 

wow so it looks like im going to try to send these back but is seams like its not going to be fun so it looks like al be on the phone all day tomorrow

 

Bummer.

 

U should post on satv forum page to force a response. Its crazy bc i see them post on everything so u know they have seen this.

 

Way to go. Funny how many posts in this thread with zero vendor response.

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Way to go. Funny how many posts in this thread with zero vendor response.

But mention you wanna buy something...and WHAM...there they are.


I'll make it easy.....Buy Cobra Axles....they're the right length....now I'm sure you can break Cobra Axles.....but you'll have to work at it.

 

With links and promises.....

 

Don't forget Free shipping and your forum discount.

 

atvobsession- this is the first I have heard/seen of this thread I apologize for your frustrations with your axle. I have sent over a PM to see if we can resolve this issues. I am more then willing to get you fixed up. The front axles we provide for the XP900 are not to short, I am unsure what you have going on. Our Rhino brand XP 900 Front axles helped Mitch Guthrie take 1st place at the King of the Hammers in both 2012 and 2013.

 

How can you say they are not too short when he obviously posted the proof that the axles he recieved from you guys ARE too short? Just sayin!

 

I have a rhino axle in the front of my xp. The other day I broke a front tie rod and drove the rzr up the truck with the left front wheel ( side with the rhino axle) flopping back and forth , the cv was WAY over extended because of no tie rod , i figured for sure I was going to bust the cv and it didnt do anything, everyone was pretty impressed it held up and never once did it pop out of my diff. If it was to short, it would have popped out then. Just my experence. I did buy superatv tie rods and they are way beefy.