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Are these 2 axles different?

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#1 ·
I have a torn inner cv boot on my right front axle (05 WRX sedan) and am going to replace the whole axle assembly. I found 2 options online, one is OEM and another is aftermarket.

OEM:
https://www.trademotion.com/partloc...reza&year=2005&catalogid=1&displayCatalogid=0

Aftermarket:
05 Impreza WRX M/T Wag L or R New CV Drive Axle Shaft

I'm wondering if there is much of a difference as the OEM is $308 and the aftermarket is $65. I remember reading about another guy who bought an aftermarket axle and it turned out to have a smaller diameter shaft than his stock one.

Does anyone know more about this? (I have searched)

Thanks for any help.
 
#3 ·
I have an 02 wrx and very recently intalled an 05 tranny, so i had to get new axles to fit that year tranny. Anyways, i was on the same boat as you, i ended up buying the aftermarket ones. In fact they were those exact ones you linked, from that same company. They fit just fine, the only thing is that it took like three weeks to get them.
 
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