# Who can shorten an axle?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [March 20, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-shorten-an-axle/266567 "2013-03-20T23:09:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-shorten-an-axle/266567/14 "2013-03-21T17:36:53Z")

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> [@Night crew what? - Insomniac roll call!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-crew-what-insomniac-roll-call/52065/93):
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> You have some machining equipment right? (thought I saw some old posts of you machining some stuff) Anyway depending on your welding skills and if you have a lathe or not you could do the same thing guys used to do to shorten a 9" ford axle and cut it take a 1" section out the pin and weld. Adam’s idea is much better, but if you can’t find what you need you may have to make something.

That may be my plan.

> [@FS: 1999.5 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1999-5-audi-a4-1-8t-quattro/52056/15):
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> its an axle shaft, not a housing…
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> if theres extra long splines on each side… maybe you could chop 1/2" off each end?

Problem is that it’s sholdered. Here’s the axle:

 ![https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4ndy95l5ZRs/UUupE5Q1ndI/AAAAAAAADk0/kiuYlHvQOqs/s1024/IMG_00149.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/1/01e2f9b3b8fc9ebbd43c597626891a590e94d344.jpeg)

I just did some more accurate measuring and it need to be .6" shorter (16mm).

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