Planet Miata / where to get halfshafts
 

After placing an order for axles with them about 2 weeks ago, I called today to see where the hell they were. I was told that they had no order under my name or even my zip code. "Must have gotten lost in the shuffle".:vash: So thanks planetmiata, for wasting two weeks of my time. They didn't even have any when I called this time, although last time they said they had them in stock.

So where can I get these? Google searching for miata parts just brings up 50 copies of the same basic page. They seem pretty hard to come by with all these turbos n stuff bein so popular.

www.car-parts.com

I've had good luck with the nationwide junkyard database.

I have two 35k mile axles...

I beleive he's looking to do a 1.6 to 1.8 conversion. What are your axles from?

+1 for www.car-parts.com, probably cheaper than any Miata specific vendor too.

btw, i used a search engine similar to car-parts.com to do my 1.8 rearend conversion.... cost me a total of 600 for everything.

I just can't remember the specific website :p

In addition to car-parts.com, I've used u-r-g.com - where I got my 1.8 conversion (plus a free "accidental" rx7 rear) for $500 delivered. I think the real advantage to these salvage search sites, is the yards don't have make/model specific inflated prices. But you do run the risk of not getting what you want- as in my case I got the rx7 diff first, but called back and they shipped a Miata diff the second time and let me keep the rx7 unit. - rob

Thats where I got my 1.8 swap also... some random yard down in texas i think.

I think you were the one that posted the link... and I bought the swap that day :p.

Thanks :)

Wow...I was treated really well by Planet Miata. They sent me 2nd-gen axles (I think from an '00 or '01) for like $70-90, as I recall. Quick to ship.

I got took buy carparts on ebay, "lost my axles somewhere" that was gay, thank god for FM's salvage section (check it every once and a while they have 1.8 axles) Mine are so nice, look brand new(sooo happy)

I had good luck with FM salvage...

me too- somewhere in TX there are acres of cheap Miata parts

Same thing kinda happened to me. I went to a salvage yard to do my 1.8 rear conversion for $600 and they gave me an "accidental" Torsen LSD.

same here, for random parts

Thanks guys, I used car-parts and ordered from RCS Autoparts in TX. Sound familiar?
$130 shipped. Not bad, not great either. I'll update this when I get them.