Basically there is 3 things to consider when looking
at a axle shaft
1) material... and dr diff says its the same as the
big dollar axle which you have to take his word on
without doing material analysis
2) how are the spines installed, ground, rolled,ect
3) rockwell C are they the same rockwell as the big
dollar axles, you dont want them too hard or they tend
to snap or too soft and they tend to wind up like a pretzel