Fuck turning wrenches, I wanna go wheeling; So I sold the taco.

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Those are pretty much the two variables you have to play with, and based on the coilover location you have limits on down travel even with horizontal uniballs and 934 CVs.

Uniballs misalignment limits for the UCA are the other big issue.
I don't understand the hard on for those CVs. That guy is doing cool stuff bit he's upgrading and changing things that don't need to be changed or upgraded since even guys that are beating the absolute fuck out of their trucks don't have any problem with them. 9 out of 10 failures I know of are the outer joint failing and due to the space constraints there isn't really anyway to increase the size any meaningful way.

I'm still waiting on someone to cryo the outer joint and see if it'll hold up better, probably will never happen though
 

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I don't understand the hard on for those CVs. That guy is doing cool stuff bit he's upgrading and changing things that don't need to be changed or upgraded since even guys that are beating the absolute fuck out of their trucks don't have any problem with them. 9 out of 10 failures I know of are the outer joint failing and due to the space constraints there isn't really anyway to increase the size any meaningful way.

I'm still waiting on someone to cryo the outer joint and see if it'll hold up better, probably will never happen though

The advantage, for me, of the 934 CV is the higher articulation angle. I'm trying to push the maximum travel into the narrowest package possible.

I've never blown a OEM CV, and about 50% of the OEM failures I've seen are inner. So I tend to agree with you. If we're talking about the same guy at the other place, he's trying to give people a very expensive solution to cutting sheetmetal or installing glass. I expect it will sell like crack when he gets it together.

Really the solution is to build a spindle around a D44 hub, and probably replace the front diff too, since that's the next weak link after the CVs/Axle.
 
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I dont think he's planning on setting up that kit to sell is he? I thought it was a one-off deal for his buddy?

As far as I've seen on my truck the RCVs would be great if they didn't use a giant ass shaft. They would get more angle at the birfield with one stock sized.

I dunno about selling like crack, too many people want a simple solution and his is far from simple. if he made something with horizontal uniballs he'd have my full attention.
 
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I dont think he's planning on setting up that kit to sell is he? I thought it was a one-off deal for his buddy?

As far as I've seen on my truck the RCVs would be great if they didn't use a giant ass shaft. They would get more angle at the birfield with one stock sized.

I dunno about selling like crack, too many people want a simple solution and his is far from simple. if he made something with horizontal uniballs he'd have my full attention.
We'll see if he does a spindle, I'd certainly like one.

And yes, JD Fab is already selling the alignment cam tab kit, and will be selling the 934 axle conversion soon.

I'm very sad the RCV doesn't provide more articulation, but I'm glad I learned that before buying a set...

I'm seriously considering just cutting up my stock spindle to get the hub mount and building a boxed spindle off it.
 

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You know

You know now that everything is accessible maybe possibly clean that filthy engine bay. Just a thought though. It will make that aluminum rad look even better.

I'm going to cut most of it off, so what's left I'll clean up.
 
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