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35 INCH CLAWS ON GQ
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:12 pm
by Red Rover
Someone has told me that now i have 35 inch claws on the gq i will be snapping cvs left, right and centre. I have twin ARB lockers. They said they know a fella that snaps heaps now he has them on, but i don't know how he drives. Is there any truth in this 
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:11 pm
by Hoonz
but yes ... u will be snapping more then usual ... if ur goin wheelin try not to use ur front locker till u get really stuck ... then use it ... and try to keep the wheels straight while usin the front locker ....
it'll improve ur driving ....
i've snapped a few CV's on my ute and i've only got 32" rubber on atm
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:23 pm
by Link
I've also seen a few break after front wheel lifts.. if you're accelerating as the wheels come back down, they don't seem to last long..
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:28 pm
by Red Rover
YEah I thought that. I shouldn't have to use the locker as much in the front i hope and certianly turning hard with power on would b a cause for havoc, but i hope they don't break as easy as i suspect. Might buy a spare just in case. I was looking at the strengthened ones but i thought it might create a problem elsewhere like th diff for instance?
Thanks
Red Rover
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:45 pm
by Red Rover
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO MY 285'S DOH 
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 4:34 pm
by Link
Red Rover wrote:MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO MY 285'S DOH
If they start breaking, just build it so they don't, but don't go down in tyre size.. That'd be depressing..
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:48 pm
by Red Rover
Link,
How do you build them so they don't break, if i may ask?
Thanks Red Rover
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:22 am
by Link
Switch them for GU ones
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:51 am
by Hoonz
u have to change the whole front diff to do that ...
an upgrade worth the $$$ if u got the $$$
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:06 am
by Wendle
you'll be right, just don't drive like a spastic.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 8:21 am
by Drafty
To prevent using the front locker unnesicerily paint a big $ sign on the switch, you will think twice every time you look at using that switch.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:20 am
by Red Rover
Isn't the gu housing wider? And yes i will try to go most places without the front locker, usless i need it of course. As a mate said if u r breaking cvs then u have to much traction in the first place-generally speaking. Anyone heard about the strengthened cvs u can buy - something like they have been heat treated?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:53 am
by bogged
Red Rover wrote:Isn't the gu housing wider? And yes i will try to go most places without the front locker, usless i need it of course. As a mate said if u r breaking cvs then u have to much traction in the first place-generally speaking. Anyone heard about the strengthened cvs u can buy - something like they have been heat treated?
why bother printing this shit in Red, its the most c unt colour to see on this background, if you wanna be HTML god, just use something
BRIGHT, or maybe just the white standard color??
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:59 am
by Drafty
Dont worry
RED ROVER the rest of us understand.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:01 pm
by JK
Drafty wrote:To prevent using the front locker unnesicerily paint a big $ sign on the switch, you will think twice every time you look at using that switch.
Novel idea
Carlton ran them for AGES without dramas. A little spastic at times though.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:30 pm
by Wendle
DirtPigs wrote:Drafty wrote:To prevent using the front locker unnesicerily paint a big $ sign on the switch, you will think twice every time you look at using that switch.
Novel idea
Carlton ran them for AGES without dramas. A little spastic at times though.
they don't have enough traction to break matchsticks untill they are 6 months old anyway. Use this time to unspasticate you driving skills
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:35 pm
by TeamSh!tter
Stop sooking, and just drive it! Its not like you have that much power.....
Or go fast enough to break anything.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:48 pm
by Red Rover
ok so u must know me or was team shitter a guess?
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 5:43 pm
by Steven
I've got 37" claws on mine and i've only broken 1 cv (doing something stupid but necessary at the time. towing someone, in reverse, full lock, big rev's and bouncing. nissan cv's dont break as much as toyota items. (geez, will i cop a bashing over that won't i. but it is true)
Steve
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:22 pm
by Area54
Breaking a CV is not the worst thing that can happen off road, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Deep scratches in paint are more annoying to me than a broken CV. As others have said, learning how to use lockers comes with time and lots of trails, don't rely on lockers to improve your driving skills, learn to use the round thing in front of you and the pedals under your feet, before you reach for the buttons. You will be a much better driver in the long run.
Some guys that I film in competition break 5 CV's in a weekend, and they drive prolly about average for competitors thesedays, so if you're just a weekend warrior, you might break one every six months. I don't drive as hard as most guys, but I've not broken one in the last three years, with JT2s on the wagon, ARB's F & R.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 11:05 pm
by Red Rover
Yes getting used to a front air locker (previously had detroit front & rear ARB) Funny enough the claws where great and after heating the flares to bend the out the only place they hit was the rear inner on full compression. Man gotta love those claws. I didn't have to use the front locker much because it gripped so much - and no broken cvs! (yet) as they all said don't drive like a spaz and it'll do. Just thought i'd pass it on
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 5:00 pm
by Leprecaun
Do CV's break more easily on IFS rigs ?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:42 pm
by Hoonz
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:29 am
by Red Rover
Sorry i woke it up for you 
I am sure my turn will come with a cv as it did with the old MQ
