No sir you did. I was referring to the 300M vs softer material.
300 M rear axles and flanges
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No sir you did. I was referring to the 300M vs softer material.
Think @mudgudgeon and @cruiseroutfit, right
Measured 43422-60070 and 43422-60040, rear axle hub gaskets for the 105/7x and 80, respectively.
Overlaid on top of each other, you can tell they don't quite match up.
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So, is everybody still happy with their RCV 300M rear axles? Was checking my rear bearings today and saw that the long side rear shaft was twisted and chewed up. These are OEM. Guess it's time to upgrade? Not going with Nitro that's for sure.
Not sure how much you want to mess with it, but you could use a 100 series rear 3rd and see if RCV would make you 32 spline axles as an upgrade for the 30 spline. That is my plan.
Gearing is limited to 4.88s though, right? That's a big downside. Can't see myself giving up the 5.29s
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Cruiser Outfitters steered me away from the 300m axles after hearing that I drive a significant distance, 4 hours, to the trail. They said the 300m axles wear fast on the road.
I asked about RCV 4340 rear axles and they said RCV doesn’t make them since the stock axles are so strong. Read a post yesterday that said RCV does make 4340 rear axles, but doesn’t advertise the fact. I find that hard to believe, but might be worth a call to RCV if you’re concern about road wear on the 300m axles.
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I’d be asking RCV about their products.
you remind me I need to pull my Nitros and see if the twist they had last I saw has increased. May be time for me to RCV.
Oh yeah sorry, I forgot you had the 5.29's
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Yup... that’s my thought. Edited for clarity.
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Front but I will just leave this here.
Yup that is five lug as well. Both 105’s and 78/79’s run beefier hubs and both are also beefier lug studs and five lug.
Cheers
Yup that is five lug as well. Both 105’s and 78/79’s run beefier hubs and both are also beefier lug studs and five lug.
Cheers
RCV will make custom axle sets but it's not one they've had as a stock/shippable item unless something changed. We have them make us custom hub gears for example, call and ask them and they will tell others they don't make it
Clarification: We generally recommend customers consider the miles they will be encountering when considering front axle kits, not necessarily the rear. RCV and others don't warranty clicking axles and they can/will click. We've heard from many customers frustrated by this over the years and want to make sure future customers are aware or this on front axle kits.
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What carrier are you running? 5.29's are possible with 32 spline side gears, just not using the 100 R&P, use the 8x R&P in a converter carrier.
So instead of lasting two lifetimes the RCV’s will last only one.
Pulled my rears recently to have a look, not a lot of road miles but plenty of time in the rocks. JV, Sand hollow, the Sierras, excetera
Everything looks good, I'm running 39s and like the hard lines
So yes I'm happy with my RCVs front & rear
Everything looks good, I'm running 39s and like the hard lines
So yes I'm happy with my RCVs front & rear
For what it's worth, I left the stock drive flanges in the front (two pins only ) as a fuse. I would rather break that then gears, axles or birfields
I do run ARP hardware.
On the Rear RCVs I only added 2 pins, so a total of 4 for the same reason.
Looking foreword to meeting you, I see you are singed up for the wagon run
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Great point @Broski. I've been wondering where to leave the weak point in the system. I'll bring trail spare flanges and go with less pins.For what it's worth, I left the stock drive flanges in the front (two pins only ) as a fuse. I would rather break that then gears, axles or birfields
I do run ARP hardware.
On the Rear RCVs I only added 2 pins, so a total of 4 for the same reason.
Looking foreword to meeting you, I see you are singed up for the wagon run
Look forward to meeting you too. It will be my first time in the Con. Can't wait !!
I'll have a cold adult beverage waiting as thanks for sharing your knowledge with the community. Appreciated !
For now I'm still running the factory FZJ80 elocker. This was a nice unwelcome surprise as I was working on my brakes/bearings.
Thanks for pics, those sure do like pretty. This seems like the next logical step. Just sucks about having to pull the hub again to get it machined. If I do, might just go straight to the bigger ARP bolts and ditch the studs/cone washers.
Worse then that for me, is now I need spare rear hub to go with my stock spare axles.
Other wise you need RCV replacements if something go south!!
Brian @ Front Range Offroad and Fabrication had a rear RCV set made for me before they were for sale in the US. I had asked him because I saw that they were available in AU but couldn't find a source here. (Needed something stronger, 1HDT with 30 pounds of boost and everything highflowed.)
I would ask him about custom stuff as he owns Diamond Axle. He is a great guy and basically owns his own machine shop. I didn't get anywhere when I called RCV.
He also has done custom drive flanges
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I would ask him about custom stuff as he owns Diamond Axle. He is a great guy and basically owns his own machine shop. I didn't get anywhere when I called RCV.
He also has done custom drive flanges
Diamond Axle Drive Flanges
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