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Are having your CV sacraficial better than chromoly
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:56 pm
by 31zook
Ive got 33s on the way (i have a front auto locker in mind) and been thinking about getting chromoly longfeilds/spidertracks CVs. But is having your CVs as the weak link a good idea. What is normaly the next item to break. Ive done a rear side gear on standard axles, is ths what goes in the rear normaly?
Im not going to lie like the rest. No i didn't do a google or forums search
Josh haha
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:54 am
by lay80n
The next item in line after you upgrade your CV's is either the hub or the centre. Possibly drive line uni's. You may still break CV's even, but chances are it will be something else. What breaks can often come down to maintenance etc. E.G. a uni will be more likley to break if its not lubed etc. usually in the rear you break the axle, i have seen more axles broken than side gears.
Layto....
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:40 am
by 31zook
Ive heard of CVs being cheaper to buy then the next item to break... Just dont want to pay big bucks for a set then extra for all the other weak links...
Josh
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:14 am
by bazooked
you will blow your auto locker
, i ran arbs for years and ran jt2s 33s , no dramas with front end only breakn rear axles.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:21 am
by 31zook
bazooked, did you hav chromos front and rear?
Josh
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:12 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
hub fuses?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:11 pm
by 31zook
lump_a_charcoal wrote:hub fuses?
Is that were the hub fuses together, or is it a little piece that is cheap and breaks before expencive bit do...
Josh
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:54 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
They are made by Warn, and are sacrificial, but I'm not sure what they protect...
http://www.gowarn.com/hub-fuse.asp
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:04 am
by bazooked
31zook wrote:bazooked, did you hav chromos front and rear?
Josh
yes i did, both with arbs, i broke 2 rear axles, calmini ones, i found they were to brittle, just ended up using stock axles in the rear.
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:46 am
by 31zook
So stick to standard axles? is that what ur hinting at?
Josh
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:06 am
by 11_evl
PS i have had no problems since going hilux diffs. cv.s or rear axles. but we are not talking hilux
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:51 am
by lay80n
Problem with blowing hubs is that they often screw the outer axle xpline up, making it useless.
Layto....
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:01 pm
by 31zook
those hub fuses look the goods
does anyone know were to get em from?
Josh
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:20 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
Warn?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:38 pm
by Gwagensteve
With a well maintained car, I don't think anything is really likely to break. Bear in mind that the front R&P, unis, bearings etc are all the same size as the rear.
The crush sleeve collapsing will lead to R&P failure. I don't think the R&P is weak if it's properly set up and the bearing preload is correct.
It seems the US guys are giving their DT's heaps with up to 36's and the front ends are holding up.
I've changed too many CV's on the side of the track to think it's a smart idea to make them the "weak link" I'd much rather have traction as the weak link.
Steve.