Roasted Another Poly Perf. Chromoly FJ40 Axle

[lowtideride]

I doubt they are tougher than the 35 spline D60 birfs. Heard claims of people lifting the back of there truck up when the front has gotten wedged with them.

[Sputnik40]

Pretty stuff, but when I abandon the Toyota rear axle I'm going for something big, bad and cheep. Currently narrowed down to going with a 35 spline FF D60 or a 14 bolt like Al.

No sense seeking out anything stronger if the R&P won't be able to keep up with it...

Anybody seen that picture in CRAWL a few months back of that rock racing buggy that hit a triple whoop wrong and busted both rear axle tubes off. Know that is sik!

[Mace]

Originally Posted by bad mudda

Yeah as said G,Q is a type of nissan, there a 33 spline on the rear and 31 spline on the front, if you look at the website cal offroad - nissan axle's and c,v's there is a bit of info, their claiming to have built tried and tested the world's toughest chromo axle's and c,v's.



I can't remember what their breaking strength was but it was a huge figure.

That's a bold statement considering that some of the 2.5 and 5 ton axles used birfs..

[Eskimo]

Probably the "WORLD'S TOUGHEST nissan CHROMO AXLES AND CV'S"

[Tapage]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

Probably the "WORLD'S TOUGHEST nissan CHROMO AXLES AND CV'S"

Good advertisment anycase ..

The GQ and GU ( strong knucles and bierfields ) are widle used in Australia .. and even with no really big tires, are seriusly abused in the Outback Challenge for example with huge engines and 36" extreme treckers ..

[peesalot]

how does radial twist cause a bend like that ? it has to be from impact or force at the flange end. maybe wasted outer bearings. maybe the housing is craked and letting it flex.

[Sputnik40]

I havn't seen any evidence of a cracked housing - don't freak me out - am heading for GSMTR this weekend!!! Bearings are good on both sides. A new axle fits in with no problems - everything lines up, slides in and rotates freely - not to say it isn't bent but there are no obvious clues that it is.

I have been wheeling some knarly super fun rock gardens and a few double whammy ledges - as evidenced by my recent rash of body damage, but as Al can attest - I've not backed down but rather not hammered like I used to. The hardest obstacle I ran on this axle had the left rear tire in the air most the time (running on side for about 30 minutes) so that wasn't it .

Running a beefy track bar - and others have watched and say no wrap. Just put on a centered limiting strap to control any wheel hop if it occurs.

I don't think I have to nurse it in all situations - but anything that's putting a lot of weight or as you say "force" at the flange end is gonna get a re-adjusted line if possible. I just think that hard wheeling and 39" RLK's don't mix with this size axle - time to admit it and move on up.

Then again - Mike M. is running the same tires on stock axles but with a 4-link - so mayhaps my suspension limitations are the culprit.

Originally Posted by peesalot

how does radial twist cause a bend like that ? it has to be from impact or force at the flange end. maybe wasted outer bearings. maybe the housing is craked and letting it flex.

[lowtideride]

Originally Posted by Sputnik40

Then again - Mike M. is running the same tires on stock axles but with a 4-link - so mayhaps my suspension limitations are the culprit.

I was thinking about that the other day, I dont think its his suspension. I am starting to think those polys are weaker. It would have been a cool experiment to put the stockers back in to see how long they lasted.

[Sputnik40]

Originally Posted by lowtideride

I was thinking about that the other day, I dont think its his suspension. I am starting to think those polys are weaker. It would have been a cool experiment to put the stockers back in to see how long they lasted.

Carrying a stock spare - hope I don't have to test your theory.

Gonna miss you, Hales and the crew next week! Take care of that arm.