cv axles...

theres a huge list of aftermarket cv's availible for our ifs trucks...some good some not so good.... i had a good friend and avid wheeler (fj) recomend cardone HD cv axles......there a heavy duty version of there standard ones and he says they have held up great for the last year of heavy highway driving and many offroad expeditions ....has anyone run these or any other aftermaket cv axles....????????? please post any good or bad reviews you may have.....i have seen the cheap autozone crap fail first hand but some aftermarket stuff is good

 

I once put 4 Cardone CV axles in my '95 Taurus SHO, one right after the other. I'm not talking about a week or a day between, I'm talking about not even getting back from a test drive and 1 self destructed, 1 tulip came apart before I even left the lot, and 2 boots blew out slinging axle grease everywhere.

Cardone sucks dead donkey dicks. Keep looking.

 

As far as I know, RCV is the best aftermarket option.

However, if the CV shaft isn't your weak point, your differential will be. Cv axles literally take 20 minutes to replace. I'd rather bring an extra cv shaft with me and have that blow out instead of the diff.

 

theres standard ones and hd ones.....and like i said my buddy has had great luck with the hd's on his fj......

 

so does anyone have any tacoma/fj/4runner input to share?

 

Try CVJ axles, they are rebuilt OEM axles and the strongest for our truck. Price isn't bad either considering toyota wants $350 per CV

 

The ones from Oreilly/shucks come with a lifetime warranty (masterpro brand). They are $70 per side. Buy three, then when you break one on the trail (you will, no matter the brand) take the broke one in to the store and get a new one. $210. CV's for life. Don't worry about it anymore.

If you want the strongest CV's made, get some custom made. Porsche inners with 300M shafts would be the way to go.

 

If you want the strongest axle you can get. Go Lotus or RCV. Lotus cost $500 a piece and RCV cost $1,000 a piece but you'll never break them.

But that also means that you're making you diff the weak link.

From the research I've done it seems that CVJ is the best inbetween. They're not the strongest but are stronger than autozone axles and have high angle boots.

 

A buddy just out cardones on his 4runner, ended up giving harsh vibes and being total shit. Just got oem from a wrecker.

CVJ's I've heard to be good too

 

NAPA Remanufactured

 

Why do you think you need stronger axles anyway?

 

It's John, no more questions required!

 

I don't know him, so I'll take your word for it.

Like I said though...it's real easy to R&R an axle on the trail.

 

That's a good question..

the stock OEM 2nd gen Tacoma and FJ CV's and shafts are strong and shouldn't be a concern to most owners

Of all the crawling and fast stuff I've done I have only broken one outer CV. And that was from lack of trail experience...trying to reverse while at full steering lock while hung up on rocks.

 

I purchased the Cardone one from Amazon for around 65.00 and I have had it for about 2 years now and no problems. I have the Old man Emu lift front and back with a ARB front bumper and winch as well. Here is the current price and part number.

$70 Cardone 66-5235 New Constant Velocity CV Axle Drive Shaft, Front Driveshaft Assembly Fits Lexus GX460/GX470, Toyota 4Runner/FJ Cruiser/Tacoma

Cardone 66-5235 New CV Axle.

 

Wish I had solid axle....not helpful but thats all I got...

 

Another vote for CVJ reman OEM for $99 each.

 

thanx for all the input guys....dont need stronger ones per say but my boots on my stock ones are torn to shit and there still going strong on 35's somehow but i didnt wanna pay oem price and didnt want to put cheap crappy metal in there either just wanted to see what others have had luck with... CVJ's seem like my best option...my plan is to replace both and put new LT boots on my 2 stock ones with fresh greash and keep those as my spares...