Extended travel, high articulation CV from O’Reillys?

Very interesting, they're similar to stock Tundra CVs now. I'm interested in how they hold up. Aftermarket CVs usually are piss poor in articulation, they bind, and then snap. These look like they may be superior to even the OEM. The large shaft diameter is uh, weird though.

 

This guy is running the O'Reilly model on his 4Runner. He said he likes them so far. I should follow up since it looks like he's hit some trails since.
https://www.instagram.com/t4r.offroad/

 

I just figured out why it has a large diameter shaft. That's a regular CV end, not a collapsing one, so there's a slip yoke inside that large diameter under the boot as well to take care of the growing and shrinking that happens as the suspension cycles. So the Tundra CV still has an advantage in design quality, but they probably saved a ton of money not using a collapsing CV since those are expensive to machine

 

Interesting, yeah I see how that works.

What do you think though from a design standpoint compared to an OEM axle?

I do have one OEM axle I could rebuild, as I only need to replace one due to a torn boot.

I just bought 2 of these "extended" axles to have a new one for each side.

 

It's always weird quoting yourself but: VVVVVVV lol

 

Funny, I follow that guy.

 

I think an OEM one is still gonna be great, they're hard to break. Bit these are easier to replace and likely a better value if they have a lifetime warranty as long as the strength is as good or better.

 

Huh these have really piqued my curiosity now, think I'll get them next if I break the OEM remans, which hopefully won't happen soon. Finally lowered my lift down more so blown boots should (better) be a thing of the past

 

Heh, that's what I get for not reading anything else before I post. We're on the same page it seems though haha. I just wouldn't get RCVs on these trucks because then you just end up grenading stubs and diffs.

 

I have RCV's. 2 years of hard wheeling and my diff and ADD system haven't seen any damage. I probably broke more CV's then most on this site. I haven't broken any since going to RCV's. For me the trade-off of possible ADD tube damage is worth not having to change a CV every other trip.

 

Whatever works I guess. Probably fine either way on 33s, think it might be pushing it on 35s without an ARB or Eaton center section. Stock spiders would be pushing it even with 33s if you got one caught good. Just hope the stub grenades rather than the diff at that point. I'm one to talk though, my CVs have 4130 chromoly shafts, just nothing special at the actual joint portion.

 

If you do ever buy them, shoot me a text before doing so.

 

ARB's F/R, dual cased, 35" Pitbulls, Nitro 5.29's. I broke 11 CV"s before finally biting the bullet and going RCV. RCV is willing to make a 4340 stub shaft but so far I haven't needed them too. I don't hop when I wheel and if I can't finesse it I don't throttle it out. I'm pretty sure the ADD and gears are strong enough to take the abuse as long as you wheel smart. If that changes I'll let everyone know. lol

 

The stub shaft is a pretty predictable fuse in the system, it's almost guaranteed to break in a system like yours before the pinion or ring strip, I think I'd leave it, it's easy to replace still. Sounds like a sweet setup you have. I'm eager to try a Harrop locker this time around in the front, be curious to see how it holds up. I'm not always known for my judicious use of the gas pedal

 

You made me look like I plot my lines on paper first tho haha

 

You've seen the videos

 

How did you manage to break so many cv? A few buddies and myself have nearly the same setup and been wheeling for some time now without cv issue. I wonder if they're cheap cv to began with?

 

Malls are tough around here man. lol

My rigs a 97 4Runner. 5 of the breaks occurred because of a bent diff bracket. 5 more broke under normal wheeling conditions. 1 broke pulling into a parking spot after a wheeling trip. All of those where in a 2 year time frame. 4 of them where OEM. 2 Where Autozone and 5 where new NAPA MaxDrives, not the remans.

It sucked. Hence the RCV's.