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which double cardin
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:01 pm
by DIRTY ROCK STAR
Which double cardin do people recommend?
i have heard MQ patrols are quite large DC joints.
hilux seem more common but ive heard arent as big.
what do you guys think?
im looking at strength here.
and is there another option thats better but able to be sourced easily like the above 2?
also, making my custom shafts out of 80 and GQ shafts as it works out cheaper to use the flanges off these (im running dual GQ transfer and 80 diffs). if i was to use one of these shafts as a base for the custom shaft, which would people recommend, GQ or 80?
has anyone got info on the thickness of these 2? and which has larger uni joints?
cheers
Tony
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:47 pm
by nastytroll
nissan are good have also heared good thing about F truck, also some light trucks use the like dyna's ect
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:42 pm
by rvh96
MQ and hilux/60 series double cardens are the same unit except for flange patten and are both weak as piss they will only work on a front part time shaft.If you want strength go for a sagnaw DC 3R series from a chev or caddy limo they have the same bolt patten as GQ rear you just need to make a sleeve for the spigot and their cheaper as well
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:47 pm
by nastytroll
thanks for the info, the saginaw ones where what I was thinkin of, read it in an old peterson mag for upgrades for hiluxes but could not remember specifics
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:02 pm
by STIKA
i had issues with f truck uni, they seem to be alot smaller in the caps and wider between the caps, than the cruiser ones
as well as no one ever semed to have them on the shelf
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:31 pm
by rvh96
f trucks use spicer double cardons they are available in 1310 or 1330 series but they have A needle roller on the pivot pin same as the jap cardons which fail eventually the saginaws use a ball pivot with spring loaded half moon bushes to locate the centre much stronger setup and last a lot longer .I keep all types of double cardons in stock .Incidentally i have saginaw double cardons front and rear on my GU.
Re: which double cardin
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:49 pm
by frp88
DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:Which double cardin do people recommend?
i have heard MQ patrols are quite large DC joints.
hilux seem more common but ive heard arent as big.
what do you guys think?
im looking at strength here.
and is there another option thats better but able to be sourced easily like the above 2?
also, making my custom shafts out of 80 and GQ shafts as it works out cheaper to use the flanges off these (im running dual GQ transfer and 80 diffs). if i was to use one of these shafts as a base for the custom shaft, which would people recommend, GQ or 80?
has anyone got info on the thickness of these 2? and which has larger uni joints?
cheers
Tony
I just have to ask why are you using the 80 diff which has an offset centre? or am i wrong
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:45 pm
by up2nogood
rvh96 wrote:saginaws use a ball pivot with spring loaded half moon bushes to locate the centre much stronger setup and last a lot longer .I keep all types of double cardons in stock.
Got any idea on $?
Thinking of modding my Rover shafts, are these flanged? Will be welding them on in place of the Rover parts.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:10 pm
by ausyota
up2nogood wrote:rvh96 wrote:saginaws use a ball pivot with spring loaded half moon bushes to locate the centre much stronger setup and last a lot longer .I keep all types of double cardons in stock.
Got any idea on $?
Thinking of modding my Rover shafts, are these flanged? Will be welding them on in place of the Rover parts.
Yeah I would be interested in a price too.
Also how hard are they to mod to a Lux bolt pattern?
Cheers
Paul.
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:36 am
by Chook350
f trucks use spicer double cardons they are available in 1310 or 1330 series but they have A needle roller on the pivot pin same as the jap cardons
my mq dc joint has the ball pivot on the front shaft, not sure if its standard or not. its stuffed anyway, need to source a new shaft or send mine away for repair