Contest: Advanced Auto parts $69.99 axles, how long will they last?

[winmutt]

Don't do it unless you are in a pinch like me.

Good: Price, "Limited" Lifetime warranty backed by the store (no shipping it anywhere if it goes bad, but will they really back it?).
Bad: Build quality. I had to send 1 back with backed out bolts holding the heads, still kinda questioning the amount of grease around the axle joints. Input shafts a bit munged.
Ugly: They don't fit with the shims shims, but they don't leak at the diff either. Without the shims they sit snug with the clip rings in but who knows. It could be a recipe for disaster.

I recommend purchasing quality axles from places like Fastlane where you know you get quality parts. My old junkyard ones ($35) were clacking away and humming at speed (my commute is only 12 miles round trip to work, so I procrastinate). The last one found (in a pinch during low inventory season at that yard) did not even have any boot remaining. Unfortunately it looks like my diff is showing some bad wear, it is a matter of time before a rebuild or replacement (But hey 338k miles isn't shabby either.

I am offering 1 euro headlight leveling switch as grand prize (with free shipping) in the following contest. He (or she) who comes closest to the failure of the first axle in terms of hundreds of miles without going over the actual number wins! This contest will close as of Feb 27th (we leave for Miss Fri night).