{"product_id":"insane-shafts-1000-hp-axles-17-21-civic-type-r-fk8","title":"Insane Shafts 1000 HP Axles for 17-21 Civic Type R FK8","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated to 1,000 Wheel Horsepower \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChromoly, Heat-Treated, Then Cryo-Treated \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-World Proven Under Extreme Abuse \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum Headroom for Big-Power FK8s \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#Description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#VehicleFitment\"\u003eVehicle Fitment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#Included\"\u003eIncluded\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"Description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInsane Shafts 1000HP Axles - 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R (FK8)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the top of the Insane Shafts range for the FK8, built for the Type Rs making the most power and seeing the harshest use. They start from the same chromoly steel and the same proprietary annealing and heat-treatment process as the 500HP axles, then go a step further with a full cryogenic treatment. The result is an axle rated to handle up to 1,000 wheel horsepower, real-world tested and proven to survive extreme conditions on and off the track. If you've built an FK8 to the edge, this is the axle that stops being something you ever think about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eDo You Actually Need the 1000HP Version?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBe honest with yourself here, because these aren't for everyone and we'd rather point you to the right part than sell you more than you need. For the large majority of built and tracked FK8s, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hybrid-racing.com\/products\/insane-shafts-500-hp-axles-17-21-civic-type-r-fk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInsane Shafts 500HP axles\u003c\/a\u003e are the right call, and they already handle serious power and hard track use. Step up to these 1000HP axles when you're genuinely chasing big power, pushing toward that four-digit number, or subjecting the drivetrain to the most brutal, sustained abuse you can throw at it. This is the no-excuses, maximum-headroom option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat the Cryo Treatment Actually Does\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cryogenic treatment is what separates these from the 500HP set, and it's a real metallurgical process, not a marketing word. After the axles are forged, machined, and heat-treated, they're taken down to deep sub-zero temperatures in a controlled cycle. That does a few things to the steel at the microscopic level: it finishes transforming the grain structure into its strongest, most stable form, refines and evens out that structure, and relieves internal stresses left over from machining and heat treating. For an axle, the payoff is fatigue strength. A driveshaft sees millions of torque cycles, and fatigue is what eventually cracks a shaft that's otherwise \"strong enough.\" Cryo treatment pushes that fatigue limit way up, which is exactly how the same chromoly goes from a 500 horsepower rating to a 1,000 horsepower one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eProven in the Real World\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNumbers on a page are one thing, surviving a weekend of abuse is another. These axles have been real-world tested and proven under extreme conditions, on track and off, which is the only validation that actually matters on a part like this. When you've spent real money building an engine capable of huge power, the axles can't be the weak link, and these are built so they never are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery set comes complete and ready to install as a direct replacement for your factory axles, using your OEM engine, transmission, and intermediate shaft setup. Each set includes removable ABS rings where applicable and new spindle nuts, so you have everything to finish the job. For anything outside the standard application, contact us for a custom build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eFitment\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R (FK8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDirect replacement for the factory FK8 axles. Engine, transmission, and intermediate shaft: OEM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \n\u003cli id=\"VehicleFitment\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\u003cli id=\"Included\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1) Driver's Side Axle\u003cbr\u003e(1) Passenger Side Axle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Insane Shafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":69767350222882,"sku":"IS-097-098-D","price":2240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2218\/5701\/files\/IS-097-098-D_b68q.jpg?v=1794416970","url":"https:\/\/www.hybrid-racing.com\/products\/insane-shafts-1000-hp-axles-17-21-civic-type-r-fk8","provider":"Hybrid Racing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}