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  1. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    I looked into RCV replacement axles for my D44 TTB a while back. Coming at it from that same "piece of mind" perspective as the stock u-joints are notoriously fragile and there is no other upgrade. The issue there was that the center CVJ had to be removed from the truck to service it. So...
  2. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    Given who owns RCV I doubt that TG will ever be able to buy them. So instead they'll just rip off their product and have it made from Chinesium like a lot of their products. But yeah, my hesitancy about buying RCV was never about their quality. Just whether the Return On Investment is there or not.
  3. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    Post above caused a thought. If the OE birf's and axle shafts are toast and need to be replaced anyway then going RCV makes sense to me. You probably won't ever really stress them in an exploring rig, but since you're going to have to spend some money anyway they offer a nice "insurance package."
  4. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    Working on a rig out on the trail sucks. I know that others have failed OE Birf's and axles shafts, but I've never even come close to doing that and I personally only know one person who has. He used a 400ci SBC in an FJ40 converted to Mini-truck knuckles, birf's, etc. on 35's to do it. It...
  5. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    The Mini-Truck 8" front axle is nothing like a D30. In some ways it's stronger than a D44 (axle spline size at the diff comes to mind). I just don't see the ROI for my truck, and I think that I beat on it harder than you're going to use yours. I wouldn't look at it as "cutting corners"; I'd...
  6. ntsqd

    Upgrade to 4340 Chromoly Shafts?

    Back in the days of the ORC email list we tallied things up and put together some RoT's about this. Let me see if I can recall what they all were. How to fail a stock Birf: Tires bigger than 33-10.50 Gears lower than 4.11 Any doubler Any true locker (LSD's may not apply - depends) Full Lock on...
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