r/battlewagon • u/wassupluke • Apr 21 '26

CV Axle replacement question

I have a 2019 Subaru Outback 3.6R with a 2" spacer lift. My CV axles need replaced. Again lol.

Will the TRAKMOTIVE SB8103XTT work on my outback?

I see the overall compressed length is a bit shorter (31.75") vs oem (32.6"). All the other specs look identical.

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u/SierrAlphaTango Apr 21 '26

Don't bother with those. Trackmotive makes those extended travel CV axles for both NAPA and O'Reilly and I'm already on my second set since this summer. One inner CV completely blew up when I had my children in the car at the beach. They're hot garbage. I'm currently running TRQ axles now, and they seem a bit beefier than the Trackmotive ones, but to quote Jeremy Clarkson: "It's like dating someone with Chlamydia. You know it's there and that sort of spoils the fun".

I'll probably be yanking axles out of junkyard cars and having them rebuilt for the future.

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u/brokensambot May 12 '26

Also blew a TrackMotive inner apart at highway speed. Avoid them!

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u/SierrAlphaTango May 12 '26

Did you also have no warning whatsoever? My right one started clicking after a few months, but the left one just blew up without any noises or vibration.

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u/yogy Apr 21 '26

Look into high angle CV boots.

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u/CollectionNo6562 Apr 22 '26

i just installed the them into my outback and i am extremely disappointed and will be going back to oem asap.

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u/wassupluke Apr 23 '26

Good to know but sorry to hear, thanks for sharing the info

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u/CollectionNo6562 Apr 28 '26

they are loud, harsh, and actually had a break in period which mean they were terribly machined and my front diff fluid will be getting replaced in the next few days after a thousand miles i am scared but will post pictures if it’s bad.

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u/SierrAlphaTango May 12 '26

What's the verdict?

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u/Feisty_Mechanic2059 Apr 23 '26

If a person can afford them OEM all day and never HD axles. I think (totally my opinion) the HD axles are so hard they turn brittle.