Alabama thread!

New parts

 

Nice
Sup Jeff

 

Cant decide if i want RCV or 934 for my taco

 

RCV has both of them, I need the rear RCVs now.

https://www.rcvperformance.com/ultimate-plunging-934-cv-joint-chromoly-cage-and-33-spline.html


I upgraded the drive flanges too, they will have 12 stress points now instead of 6.

 

My grandson got a telescope for Christmas, now he is an astronomer.
He is looking at the moon, all the planets he can find, blue and red stars.
Now he wants one with GPS

 

That’s pretty great

 

Yeah I like to see him busy. Its not a great one but it has him amazed right now

 

Jd makes them specifically for the Tacoma cv joints

https://jdfabrication.com/collections/05-15-6-lug/products/tacoma-05-18-4-long-travel-kit

 

Morning Bama!

 

Good morning!

 

Morning fellas

 

Good morning everyone!

 

From AlabamaWX

Radar at 5:13 am showed a few pockets of sprinkles out there over the northwestern parts of the area, mainly north of I-20/59 and west of I-65. As far as rainfall for today, that should be all we see as the rest of the area should remain dry with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the lower 60s to the lower 70s.

A frontal system will approach the area on Friday that will bring rain and some thunder to the western parts as early as midday, and will slowly move eastward into the rest of Central Alabama. Rainfall totals for the day will range from 0.25 in to around 1.00 in from northeast to southwest. Highs in the lower 60s to the lower 70s.

The daylight hours on New Year’s Eve look to be stormy as the front continues to move through and eventually exiting the area by late afternoon. Rainfall totals through the day will range from 0.25 in to 1.25 in from west to east. The good news is that the evening now looks to be dry and should have no issues for the ringing in of the new year. Highs in the lower 60s to the lower 70s.

New Year’s Day will nearly be a perfect weather day across Central Alabama. Skies will mostly sunny with highs in the mid 60s to the mid 70s.



Next week will start off as a wet and stormy one. Another system will slowly move into the area on Monday that will bring the chance of rain and thunderstorms. For now, rain chances look to move into the area just before midday and will continue through the remainder of the day. We may have a strong storm or two late, but as for now, the risk of severe weather stays mainly to our west. The SPC does have a Slight Risk up on their day five graphic out to the west, and it clips the northwest corner of the Tennessee Valley Region. Rainfall totals look to be 0.50 in or less. Highs in the upper 60s to the mid 70s.

Tuesday will be a very wet day as the system continues to move into the area. Rain will be heavy at times, and we could see a few flooding issues arise as rainfall totals for the day look to be around 1.50 in to 2.50 in. At this point, severe storms look unlikely, but I couldn’t rule out a strong storm or two. Highs in the mid 60s to the lower 70s.

And at the end of the forecast period on Wednesday… Rain and storms will continue through the morning hours, but the activity will finally push out of the area by the late afternoon. Before it leaves, we could see another 0.25 to 2.5 inches of rainfall from northwest to southeast, and flooding issues will continue to be possible. Highs in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. The good news is that the rest of the work week is trending dry.



Rainfall totals by midnight on Wednesday may reach as high as 3.25 in to 6.25 in across the area. They could see as high as over 7.00 inches down near the Gulf Coast. Please, keep an eye out for flood advisories and warnings this week, and do not attempt to drive on flooded streets. Turn around, don’t drown!

 

Wow, I thought mine were high priced, that is crazy. At that price I would have to just SAS

 

That price is not only just for the joint. THe RCV that you attached is just the joint. Looks like only one as well. Then you would have to pay for 2 and your already at 1k. That doesn't include the work or axle shaft to make them work with the OE outer. 3

From website "The 934 kit comes complete with 934 CV's, 300m axles, boots, clamps, grade 8 socket head cap hardware, snap rings, frame fill plates and CV grease."

"
Here is how it works-

We take OEM stock inner CV's and we machine them in house to accept proprietary laser cut 934 CV flanges. The flanges are then Tig welded on inside and out for maximum strength. After the welding is complete we machine the assembly again so the modified stub shaft is perfectly balanced. "

There is a $400 core charge that gets refunded so its really $1,499. I think its actually a really good deal for what you get.

 

Not bad with the $400 core return.
But I think I would still SAS for about the same price for these and a long travel kit.

 

SAS drives like crap. Doesn’t make much sense on a vehicle you driving all over country on. Dedicated rock crawler makes sense but outside of that doesn’t really do me

 

They ride as good as you want them too. Depends on what you want to do. If you build for good ride they don't crawl good, if you build to crawl they don't ride good but crawl great. The F350 I am using has a Dana 60 and it rides pretty good even pulling a trailer.
Build it right and they do whatever you want. I had fun building my Tacoma and rode all over the US. I could have spent more money on it and do a little better but never be on the same level as SAS for big rock crawling. If I had it to do over, I most definitely would have SAS my Tacoma and built it to drive all over the U.S. instead of springs and coilovers. My interest changed to crawling but I will build a SAS Tacoma for long distance offloading and comfort after this other Samurai I'm building now.

 

I’d probably stick with iFS on the Tacoma platform if I wanted a SA I’d get a jeep. Just being honest. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.