Finding a candidate for axles

[anasasisxenophontis]

Some cars apparently have a longer axle on one side that is hollow, and a shorter axle on the other that is solid. I understand it's to balance weight...and obviously I wouldn't want this in my sand rail, so what cars should I be avoiding? I'm going to go prowl the junkyard this weekend and I'd like to know what vehicles/makes to skip because of the shorter/longer axles. I'll need to find a car or make of cars that doesn't use axles of different lengths.

[plkracer]

Almost all rear wheel drives use the same drivelines on both sides.

[yummi]

Just a question / clarification: Does the car's axle length matter? I mean, if it was in a stock mounting position I could see that, but in a custom buggy where you end up mounting the diff on the centerline?

[anasasisxenophontis]

I mean front wheel drive cars...

[tooltime]

Yes, most fwds have one axle longer. If you use 2 from one side you will get equal length, just pick the side that meets your overall width. If you are going to use high horsepower, you need to worry about original rotation. In that case, buy new axles. Tim

[LiveWire]

Higher HP FWD cars will have an intermediate shaft on the long side so both half shafts will be the same length. You want them the same length on a buggy.

[anasasisxenophontis]

Same length for sure. I do agree with tooltime about the rotation though...whatever axles I find will have to be marked for left/right and inner/outer. That's if I find them on ebay or some other used place...off the car, I'll mark them myself.