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is it possible?

Old 01-12-2010, 09:05 PM
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sry if this is not what you intended for this topic but it brings up interesting questions... I have been told that a drive shaft with one joint is much stronger than a CV drive shaft... I'm wondering how much? I know that if your crazy enough to attempt it then you have to cut your casters off and weld them back on with everything aligned properly... I am also aware that the CV allows for greater angles but if you have the wheel base to go to a standard set-up is it worth all the work for the strength that you will gain? anyone?
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:03 PM
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well its one of those things that is difficult to say if its better or not... having a solid drive shaft with single universal joint on each end is going to be very strong, BUT the universal joints are going to be stressed more with more lift... going with bigger universal joints helps... but the actual angle this thing runs at, is really putting some wear on the joints

double cardian drive shafts overall less stress on the driveline by reducing how much stress any 1 universal joint receives, the down side is there are more points of failure just less stress on those points...

so if you have alot of lift, and you have been breaking U joints, then the double cv could be your ticket
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