Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:43 am
Who else has broken these yet ?
And was it the Axle or the CV ?
Nick
And was it the Axle or the CV ?
Nick
LOL Its Mick's and its a LWB cut to extra cabKIWI wrote:1MadEngineer, is your GQ a lwb, or extended swb?
Do the shorty up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KIWI wrote:Cheers, always though swb was the way to go, but will keep the GU shorty for on road, and buy a lwb to mod for the other stuff I think
lol, its running a 3" lift, 33's and superior flex arm, but I need to get rid of the RD28 to make it half decent off road, so for the cost of a conversion, I could buy a GQ and mod it, which is a better option, as I don't want to wreck it as I want to bring it to oz when we make the move late next year.WICKED wrote:Do the shorty up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whats the Latest with this mate?AT4ANTHONY wrote:I had a CAL CV let go on friday night the short side in my SUZZYQ. For the people who don't know my truck she is a gq lwb chassie suk body commodore V6 auto on IROK 42'S . Not a heavy truck at all and with a stock as you can get V6. I'M now just waiting to see how the after sale's service.
I would be very interested in this as i have them in my truck and both sides are clicking quite bad,they are in a MWB 4.2 turbo nissan diesel running 35" simex ,Reduction gears in transfer,lockers etc etc its a winch challenge truck in NZAT4ANTHONY wrote:I had a CAL CV let go on friday night the short side in my SUZZYQ. For the people who don't know my truck she is a gq lwb chassie suk body commodore V6 auto on IROK 42'S . Not a heavy truck at all and with a stock as you can get V6. I'M now just waiting to see how the after sale's service.
i have them in my MWB GQ ute, TB42, auto reduction gears and 38.5 Tsl's, they click quite alot, but Cal has assured me they wont break and if they do to give him a call, i cant see me breaking them,monstr wrote:I would be very interested in this as i have them in my truck and both sides are clicking quite bad,they are in a MWB 4.2 turbo nissan diesel running 35" simex ,Reduction gears in transfer,lockers etc etc its a winch challenge truck in NZAT4ANTHONY wrote:I had a CAL CV let go on friday night the short side in my SUZZYQ. For the people who don't know my truck she is a gq lwb chassie suk body commodore V6 auto on IROK 42'S . Not a heavy truck at all and with a stock as you can get V6. I'M now just waiting to see how the after sale's service.
This is what concerns me.nzdarin wrote:There's been quite a bit of coment on Pirate about the cromo CV's having a very good restance to shock loading but not very good life due to wear and tear. Something to o with being soft to absorb the shock loads but that means they stretch with normal loads.
If he will replace them if you break them, then its worth $2k.ozy1 wrote:... but Cal has assured me they wont break and if they do to give him a call, i cant see me breaking them...
Cal's neighbours, who bought my first buggy off Nam, have the first ever prototype set of the GQ CV's. They were clicking for months and months, driving big stuff every single day (as you do if it's in your backyard) and the CV's still held together. They are rebuilding with a new frame at the moment, CV's should keep going strong when they are back on track.ozy1 wrote:i have them in my MWB GQ ute, TB42, auto reduction gears and 38.5 Tsl's, they click quite alot, but Cal has assured me they wont break and if they do to give him a call, i cant see me breaking them,
And the outcome was?Wendle wrote: a GQ unit that had a deformed bearing spindle gouge the shit out of the stub axle, and the GQ unit posted by AT4ANTHONY in this thread.
They wont get stuffed from on road driving as they wont be doing anything, they shouldnt even be turning as patrols arent constant 4wd...CWBYUP wrote:This is what concerns me.nzdarin wrote:There's been quite a bit of coment on Pirate about the cromo CV's having a very good restance to shock loading but not very good life due to wear and tear. Something to o with being soft to absorb the shock loads but that means they stretch with normal loads.
I'm only running 33's on road but about to buy a set of 36's for play.
If wearing them out to point they are weak and can break is going to be an issue I will try Yuri's.
No point spending nearly $2K and finding out they will but stuffed from on road driving.
If it was a comp only truck then it may be worth it.
Nick
Yeh i'm pretty sure he is.Hulksta wrote:So is Cal producing ones for GU's yet???
Ring RingHulksta wrote:So is Cal producing ones for GU's yet???
Thankstuf045 wrote:Ring RingHulksta wrote:So is Cal producing ones for GU's yet???
Telephone: 02 64 564 100
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Postal Address: P O Box 113, Berridale, NSW, Australia, 2628
Email: caloffroad4x4@bigpond.com
What about dirt roads etc when in 4wd ?Tazz wrote: They wont get stuffed from on road driving as they wont be doing anything, they shouldnt even be turning as patrols arent constant 4wd...
CWBYUP wrote: 28 November
Before I out lay the green I will ask Cal but if you can answer it go ahead.
Im confused you have blown 3 cal axles and cv's in a matter of daysCWBYUP wrote: 05 December
Need to pull the front diff apart to confirm but looks like we have just blown our 3rd Cal CV.
Will update with some photos as I get them.
Nick
Although I didn't see him drive at Toperi, I have been told he was quite calm 99.9% of the time.chunderlicious wrote:i think suzyQ might need to calm his driving down a bit. 3 cal cvs is ludacris. yes they are uber strong but they are still a cv joint at the end of the day. i bet he has huge reduction on those 42s aswell? remember torque will break shit just as easy as weight will if its crammed under a rock.
Ask Ant what FTA means and that will sum up his drive at ToperiCWBYUP wrote:Although I didn't see him drive at Toperi, I have been told he was quite calm 99.9% of the time.chunderlicious wrote:i think suzyQ might need to calm his driving down a bit. 3 cal cvs is ludacris. yes they are uber strong but they are still a cv joint at the end of the day. i bet he has huge reduction on those 42s aswell? remember torque will break shit just as easy as weight will if its crammed under a rock.
And as far as the shake down run where he broke one it wasn't bad at all.
Will be doing some more investigation before we say to much more but its certainly not good.
Nick