Oops... I did it again (Broke another CV Shaft)

[NorthShoreBronco]

God @!#$@#... You can hear it popping right at the end..... Passenger one again. And yes, It's my fault, 5 inch lift with 37's.... And also should of not "sent it" . But @#$@# it was a fun time!

I need to figure out my set up once in for all....

This trip was EPIC. Hardest trail yet. It's the same KM9 trail as my "How deep can the bronco go Video". I'll have the full video out in a few weeks. But felt like starting a new CV shaft conversation.

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[Oldhippie]

5” lift needs 2+” diff drop…

 

[NorthShoreBronco]

Shredded....

 

[Boostedblues]

Do you have tie rod braces or reinforcement? I'm guessing the axle is the next weakest point. I've seen other people blow axles with tie rod braces. id rather break tie rods then put the braces on to band aid it to get off the trail then fix them.

 

[5GENIDN]

Do you have tie rod braces or reinforcement? I'm guessing the axle is the next weakest point. I've seen other people blow axles with tie rod braces. id rather break tie rods then put the braces on to band aid it to get off the trail then fix them.

You are comingling two completely separate systems. Steering and power transfer. They are completely independent.

 

[PWillette]

Shredded....

"Cup-O" CV soup to go please...

 

[5GENIDN]

"to go"????

I think it went already...

 

[NorthShoreBronco]

If you watch my videos, you know my 11 year old is with me most of the time... Well you know you break a lot of CV shafts when you tell your kid and the first thing he says is "Oh, can you keep the little metals balls for me!"......

 

[Copperhorse73]

In our wheeling group, once you strengthen the CV (such as RCV), we’ve had a few of us, myself included, lose the intermediate shaft . We are working with a company on a group buy to get a chromoly version of that as well. Definitely should do a diff drop with that much lift as someone above said.

 

[Bikeric]

This was a popular shirt when I went to the Texas Toyota Jamboree in Gilmer a couple of years ago. I got real good at swapping out Toyota CV axles. I've not had to do that on my Bronco yet......

 

[Boostedblues]

You are comingling two completely separate systems. Steering and power transfer. They are completely independent.

Oh ok. I don't know if there was a correlation between having tie rod reinforcement and broken axles. maybe its not related but heck if i know.

 

[Hammerli22]

Maybe time for Portals ?

 

[NorthShoreBronco]

Maybe time for Portals ?

I wish!

 

[ScLeCo]

Maybe time for Portals ?

That just means his brake calipers will fall off and he'll break steering racks. It's always something.

 

[Snacktime]

Blew at full droop, you need to either shorten your your shocks or a differential drop. Get out the welder because nothing off the shelf is going to help you.

Spicer units might handle the higher angle longer.

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