stock ae86 rear axle, how much torque can they handle

[Miguel - Newera]

I've heard of using Hilux (2wd) rear axles which have larger drive shafts.
Josh Young in Australia, who runs a Lexus 4 litre V8 on ITB's in his drift AE86 (He won the Australian Drift Championship in 2006, running a turbo'd 4AGE) He seems to have no problem with this setup. He uses a Hilux gearbox too, if I rememebr correctly.

Best is not to use harsh clutch kits, but decent single plate dampened (Springs on the pressure plate) units, so that shock to the transaxle is reduced when kicking the clutch. My car's not broken any driveshafts ever and ithe engine s rated at 200 real bhp. It runs a Kouki rear axle with 4.7 final drive (Via TRD 1-3 box). I nbelieve it helps not to be too ham fisted when driving. Fast should also be smooth.. everything lasts longer that way.