First LONGFIELD busted in Australia!

[POS]

Here are a few pics of my LONGFIELD that i busted in round 1 of XRCC!

I am running 38.5 BAJA CLAWS and ran the LONGS for about 6 months!

I have been known to USE unnessarsary amounts of throttle at times!

The Longs lasted much longer than i ever could imagine, it is by far the best $$$$ i have spent on the POS!!! (Second to the BAJA CLAWS )

The Long was sent back to BOBBY LONG (longfield ) and was replaced under warranty, it was sent to the states and the turn around was very quick considering the distance!

Even though there is no longer a Warranty offered on longs they are still awesome gear and BANG for the BUCK!!!!!

For all you YOTA owners out there the LONGFIELD is a bloody great product!

[Drafty]

Or you could just buy a Nissan.

Sorry wrong thread.

[NICK]

why not sticky tape it back together.


NICK

[MissDrew]

Did the outer crack at all or did it only bust the spider?
I can see damage to the bell but is that only from the broken spider?

[POS]

Yeah the outer was only damage due to the star exploding!

The outer was slightly deformed!

[MissDrew]

I thought it looked a funny shape


Shows just how strong they are if they can get bent out of shape by the broken spider forcing its way out but not breaking the bell.

[MUSS]

hey whats a set of them worth?

[RUFF]

Dont Quote me on this but i beleive they are $1300 from Snake Racing in Sydney.

[MUSS]

ive only broken three cvs... 2 left and one right and i dont have lockers.... yet...

[POS]

Its a shame you don't live in Brissy!


They seem expensive but after you bust a few Stock CV's they pay for them selves!

By the way what size tyres are you running?

[MUSS]

only small compared to some... 285x75x16R bfgoody muddys i get myself into some pretty good spots

[hypo]

u want me to bring some spares up

[RUFF]

Yep thats where i started and then i finished after prob 50 when i purchased longfields. I had wheeled realy hard on them(prob harder than POS) and have tried many times to break them without a failure. My rig has been down for more than 6months now and i dont expect they would have lasted till now if it were going but when i bought these i was breaking CVs every time i went out.

I was the first person to fit these in Aus and Paid nothing for the first couple of months as Snake Racing or myself were sceptical about how strong they would be. Snake Racing has Video Footage of me intentionaly trying to break them. Full lock LH down on an undercut rock and full noise in double low bouncing and they still stood up. There was smoke pooring of the tyre.

[MUSS]

awwwe i wanna do that im getting a diff centre and arb locka off bj on roids soon and will be fitting it to the rear end then ill get the front thats when ill need the longfields i recon i want to get those superior extendable shackles front and rear i recon ill probablyget into some serious sh1t with em... youd be surprised as to how far i can go with my tyres id like to think i could so those fellas up with there 37s and 40s

[Hoonz]

haha jake u'll end up on the roof if u keep driving like that


any word on cheezy's CV's?

[Webbie]

RUFF
Whats the go with something i read on pirate that said , that u have to limit ur turning circle or something other wize they werent under warrenty.
Can u tell me what that was all about and how they do it.
Thanks

[beebee]

RUFF
Whats the go with something i read on pirate that said , that u have to limit ur turning circle or something other wize they werent under warrenty.
Can u tell me what that was all about and how they do it.
Thanks

Longfields are strengthened via a number of methods. Firstly their temper is removed so that a ring can be welded on the inside of the bell. Then they are heat treated and then cryogenically frozen to achieve the increased strength. Part of the strength is the welded ring which limits the amount that the bell can turn before it hits the inner axle. This also renders the CV un-rebuildable.

I believe that Bobby Long has brought out a new style that allows more steering lock but I am not totally sure.

I have CORE CVs which appear and claim to be quite strong. How they compare to the LONGFIELDS is unknown. CORE's are rebuildable but they are still not the proven product that LONGFIELDS are. I don't think that there is much difference in cost.

[RUFF]

Longfields are strengthened via a number of methods. Firstly their temper is removed so that a ring can be welded on the inside of the bell. Then they are heat treated and then cryogenically frozen to achieve the increased strength. Part of the strength is the welded ring which limits the amount that the bell can turn before it hits the inner axle..

How have you come to this conclusion?

[beebee]

Longfields are strengthened via a number of methods. Firstly their temper is removed so that a ring can be welded on the inside of the bell. Then they are heat treated and then cryogenically frozen to achieve the increased strength. Part of the strength is the welded ring which limits the amount that the bell can turn before it hits the inner axle..

How have you come to this conclusion?

Which part are you referring to? If I am wrong please tell me. This is just info that I have picked up over the years.

[bj on roids]

I also broke a longfield in the same spot and same side as Adrian, trying the same obstacle twenty minutes later.

the birfs were replaced under warranty, with the new and improved longs with the smaller ring greater turning angle. Supposedly better treatment!

[NICK]

i disagree with bee bee on the cost, i believe longfeilds are cheaper, if not, they are similar priced.

how much are CORES? 550ea?


NICK

[beebee]

I paid $550ea for the CORE cvs but as RUFF said - LONGS retail at something like $1300 in Aus through Snake Racing. Although we know that not everyone pays retail

Dont Quote me on this but i beleive they are $1300 from Snake Racing in Sydney.