Mazda 323 BPT equal length CV's??

[Azlo]

Hi guys. Has anyone found a way to get equal length CV's on mazda 323 with the BP/BPT engine? I mean, surely someone has found one way to change parts off another mazda, kia or laser to get equal length CV's? Surely someone has found a way to eliminate the torque steer? Cuz i know the main reason why you get torque steer is unequal CV's. Ive seen that the MX3's have that direct shaft output from the gearbox to change the length in CV's and make them more close to equal, but has anyone figured a way for 323?

Im doing a lot of research and all the research i can before i build up my 323. The engine is nearly ready to be pulled out and i wanna build this car right the first time. Any help would be much appreciated and im sure there are a lot of people out there looking for a way to eliminate their torque steer to lol.

Thanks guys

[atomicEGT]

there are more reasons that you'd get torque steer other than unequal length axles, and actually if you ignore the intermediate shaft, the axles are pretty damn close to equal anyway.

I got rid of most of the torque steer in my car by going from stock suspension to K-sports and then adjusting the valving to keep the car from moving around as much.

[Mazda_Powered]

I thought the axle setup with the intermediate shaft were equal length

[monoxidechild]

Buy an LSD. Problem solved.

[jay]

They prettymuch are. And the int. shaft can't contribute to tqsteer. I can't say much about tqsteer in the fwd cars but can say that the only time I have ever had tqsteer in my kinda highpower awd cars was when something important was broken. Strut towers, for instance. Bushings, tierod ends, balljoints, mounts, give your entire front end a thorough checkup.

[Azlo]

What is the intermediate shaft? And i basically have one cv shaft that about 400mm long going to the pasenger side wheel and then the one goin to the drivers side is about double that.. My axles come straight out of the gear box going directly to the wheel hubs. Im guessing the intermediate shaft is the straight shaft that comes out of the gearbox and goes through a bearing of somesort that is attached to the back of the motor?? And then that attached to the axle??? If it is, i actually dont have that.. I just have two stright axles comin out of the gear box going directly to the wheel hubs. I dont have that extra bit to make the axles equal length or atleast very close to it. Thats why i was asking about that intermidate shaft (if what i guessed is correct) cuz i wanna make my axles close to the same length cuz like i said one axle is about twice as long as the other..

[jay]

I wanna see pix. Wondering if this is some sorta EDM thing we didn't get in the states. Does your block have the 3 bolt holes needed to locate the intermediate shaft bearing? If so then there's your fix.

[Azlo]

Hi guys. Took some pics. I held my phone randomly behind the engine block to take some pics. There are 3 bolt holes there so im guessing theres my fix. Where can i get an intermediate shaft and the bearing/bracket etc?? Any aftermarket??

[Azlo]

Hey guys. Ill upload the photos in a sec.

[Azlo]

And here they are very dirty under here thats for sure. i bought this car thinking it would be a quick fix but so far its only pulled money and a lot of time out of my pockets lol. The guy had flogged it, and since ive pulled the axles out ive noticed my left hand front brake is leaking fluid slowly, very slowly. But anyway this is what mine looks like.

[atomicEGT]

so, is this thing running an F-series box then? I've never seen a G-series with unequal length axles.

[Azlo]

Well i u fortunately know nothing about the gearbox thats in this car. I literally drove the car twice down the street then parked it in the shed and ive been working on it ever since, very slowly lol. The bp motor and this gearbox swap was done back in 2002. Ive got the engineering certificates for it and rang the guy who passed it and he said that he did it. So i might have to do some more research on the gearbox ey. But by the looks of it I do have the 3 holes in the back of the block for the output shaft, bracket and bearing for the gearbox. So id say that guy who swapped it over got lazy? Or didnt have the parts and didnt source them maybe? Im not sure but i really want to try get equal length axles to stop this torque steer lol. Where could i source the shaft, bracket and bearings? A wrecking yard maybe? Or someone online? I do t have the money to buy it right now but im just doing my research

[atomicEGT]

it'll still torque steer with the intermediate axle

[FE3-323]

automatic halfshaft.(from a BP DOHC G trans) and a matching RH side axel.
problem solved. slides right in & bolts up to the block.

[Azlo]

AtomicEGT: yea it would be but i beleive it wouldnt be as bad.
FE3-323: thanks for that man. Might give it a shot ey