new cv shaft ideas?

Parnelli_001 · July 15th, 2003, 10:41 pm

lets get this board moving, has anyone heard of swapping the pathfinder cv shafts for porsch shafts? what fabbing is needed to do this? sounds like a sweet idea.

Bill · July 17th, 2003, 09:52 am

Have you had a problem with your stock shafts?
I've beat mine pretty hard (no pun intended) and never had a problem.

clenchedtuna · July 17th, 2003, 07:33 pm

It's been discussed over on AC as you know, but it's always been the cost factor and R&D.

I'm currious to know if there has been any estimated travel numbers one would get using the long shafts.

Bill · July 17th, 2003, 10:35 pm

Whoa... fill me in. how are you getting long enough travel that the stock shafts won't work?

Parnelli_001 · July 18th, 2003, 01:58 am

good, sparked interest here. the travel would come from custom bump stops all the way to re maning the full UCA and LCA to work for more travel. dont ask about camber issues as i have no idea. it is tooo expensive for me (just found out) but is still a sweet idea. i have just blown a stock front halfshaft after 3 years of wheelin the poor truck. i wanna put larger tires (33s) and wanted options for longer travel and tougher shafts. i know steering is the main concern but its all in the thinking stages

Dean Neumann · July 18th, 2003, 10:05 am

Yeah, I'm the guy that talked about it on the AC board.
It will be done! I have priced it out. The cost will be about 20% of a solid axle swap.

Desert race trucks and sandrails use Porsche 930 CVs and you can order custom chromemoly halfshafts with Porsche splines cut into them in any length you want from swayaway:
http://www.swayaway.com/VW_Components.htm#VW5

The whole setup has been done on a Toyota already:
http://home.earthlink.net/~orvacian/page3.html

Parnelli_001 · July 18th, 2003, 11:44 pm

tooo cool, thanks for the emails, info and sites dean, makin me think a second time before stuffing solid axles under the pathy.

July 15th, 2003, 10:41 pm	#1
Parnelli_001 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 1,115	new cv shaft ideas? lets get this board moving, has anyone heard of swapping the pathfinder cv shafts for porsch shafts? what fabbing is needed to do this? sounds like a sweet idea. __________________ Back down to a nissan frontier, rear locker, too stock for any fun but is fun to dent.

July 18th, 2003, 01:58 am	#5
Parnelli_001 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 1,115	good, sparked interest here. the travel would come from custom bump stops all the way to re maning the full UCA and LCA to work for more travel. dont ask about camber issues as i have no idea. it is tooo expensive for me (just found out) but is still a sweet idea. i have just blown a stock front halfshaft after 3 years of wheelin the poor truck. i wanna put larger tires (33s) and wanted options for longer travel and tougher shafts. i know steering is the main concern but its all in the thinking stages __________________ Back down to a nissan frontier, rear locker, too stock for any fun but is fun to dent.

July 18th, 2003, 10:05 am	#6
Dean Neumann Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 109	Yeah, I'm the guy that talked about it on the AC board. It will be done! I have priced it out. The cost will be about 20% of a solid axle swap. Desert race trucks and sandrails use Porsche 930 CVs and you can order custom chromemoly halfshafts with Porsche splines cut into them in any length you want from swayaway: http://www.swayaway.com/VW_Components.htm#VW5 The whole setup has been done on a Toyota already: http://home.earthlink.net/~orvacian/page3.html __________________ locked Pathfinder on 32's.

July 18th, 2003, 11:44 pm	#7
Parnelli_001 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 1,115	tooo cool, thanks for the emails, info and sites dean, makin me think a second time before stuffing solid axles under the pathy. __________________ Back down to a nissan frontier, rear locker, too stock for any fun but is fun to dent.

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July 17th, 2003, 09:52 am	#2
Bill Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Abbotsford Posts: 865	Have you had a problem with your stock shafts? I've beat mine pretty hard (no pun intended) and never had a problem.

July 17th, 2003, 07:33 pm	#3
clenchedtuna Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Posts: 47	It's been discussed over on AC as you know, but it's always been the cost factor and R&D. I'm currious to know if there has been any estimated travel numbers one would get using the long shafts.

July 17th, 2003, 10:35 pm	#4
Bill Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Abbotsford Posts: 865	Whoa... fill me in. how are you getting long enough travel that the stock shafts won't work?