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Offline lil_Truck

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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2005, 10:18:34 AM »
I think you have it backwards.  As long as they don't bottom out (the axils CV's) when their horizontal, you will only gain by lowering your diff.

The only reason we don't lower it any farther is that, 1 the cross member is in the way and 2 to lowered diff any farther might get it cought on stuff.

So, with the lowered diff (Anvil) you will have less angle on your axils and have longer CV life.  If you were to raised your diff from the stock location then your axils might extend too far and stop travel but most likely just break.

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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2005, 10:36:18 AM »
Well, the Anvil has finally been postponed for some time, but I got a GV steel front diff cover from a friend. I hope this will last longer :D
If only I had a right-side stronger and more flexible CV shaft :-/ I think that the inner CV-joint on the right side of my Spanish Vitara (Sidekick)  is a different design that the one in the US Kicks, I guess yours is like the left one.

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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2005, 10:11:34 AM »
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That's what I meant, 2'' alu spacers that bolt on top of the strut. If I use them now without lowering the diff, they wil let the right A-arm to drop furhter down, and probably break the CV shaft once more.
Btw, do US Kicks have a right CV shaft with 26-spline on the diff side???   I suspect they would be different than my 1999 Spanish Vit



I never had any problems with 2" strut spacers on my 2000 Spanish built model with 26 spline shafts. Thats with the stock length struts though, if you have the OME stuts you will only be able to go another 1/2".  I think all the later Vit/Track/Kicks had the 26 spline shafts. The spacers will allow the CVs to go to more of an angle but how often you break them seems to vary a lot with driving style and tyre choice. The Zuk 4wd system relies on wheelspin to equalise the travel between axles when turning. If you get it into a situation where it bneeds to spin and can't its easy to break something - oh, and landing from jumps is a big CV killer too.
I took some pics of the diff drop brackets when I was going to fit a full Calmini kit to mine I will post the link. There are also some that show why you can't fit the Calmini wishbones without the drop brackets. When the weather improves I will try the drop brackets without the wishbones. I think this will give the best possible articulation when used with the OME struts I also bought, unless I find some longer shafts.

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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2005, 12:56:55 PM »
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I think that the inner CV-joint on the right side of my Spanish Vitara (Sidekick)  is a different design that the one in the US Kicks, I guess yours is like the left one.



I believe they are all the same and the US sidekick  R/H/S C/V is still the same push in type C/V.

The Anvil is the only set up I know of that accepts the L/H 3 bolt flange type C/V on the R/H/S. Although I think IIRC there are a few guys with custom made R/H inner stub axles that accept the L/H axle too that I've seen on the web.

 
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2005, 04:49:43 PM »
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I believe they are all the same and the US sidekick  R/H/S C/V is still the same push in type C/V.

The Anvil is the only set up I know of that accepts the L/H 3 bolt flange type C/V on the R/H/S. Although I think IIRC there are a few guys with custom made R/H inner stub axles that accept the L/H axle too that I've seen on the web.

 



...and mine will too in a few more days  ;D
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2005, 05:45:43 PM »
I was going to make my own too and use one of the steel GV housing I have instead of the Anvil, but then I decided WTF and just ordered the Anvil.

Is your's just a machined down C/V with a flange welded to it ? thats what I was thinking of doing.
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2005, 07:29:54 PM »
Nope, GV housing with a piece of billet machined to take a bearing and seal and a machined down left side shaft with a recut spline. Can be put back to stock if needed.
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2005, 07:25:21 AM »
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Nope, GV housing with a piece of billet machined to take a bearing and seal and a machined down left side shaft with a recut spline. Can be put back to stock if needed.



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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2005, 07:56:39 AM »
yes, pics!!
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2005, 07:58:20 AM »
yea PICS!  you have my intrest...

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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2005, 08:54:09 PM »
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I believe they are all the same and the US sidekick  R/H/S C/V is still the same push in type C/V.

If they are all the same, then why so much fuss about the left ones?

These are supposed to be the strong ones, altough I've broken 2... I'd be very happy if I could have the same type of CV on the right side too!
Waiting for pics too  ;D
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2005, 09:28:14 PM »
Just read Kerry's post on the other thread, and the mystery was solved. Apparently these were intended only for the Anvil.
So, is there any hope with a poor man's Anvil that will accept a left side shaft on the right side  ???
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2005, 02:43:21 AM »
Guy called Nick aka(ningram)  runs an adapter in his to allow a passenger axle on the driver side,  I will be running one shortly to, as soon as i get some life out of my driver axle.
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2005, 04:18:05 AM »
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Just read Kerry's post on the other thread, and the mystery was solved. Apparently these were intended only for the Anvil.
So, is there any hope with a poor man's Anvil that will accept a left side shaft on the right side  ???


Have you seen the Mike Hagen article here on Zukiworld? In the Article Archive (look down)
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Re: Anvil without Calmini
« Reply #29 on: March 14, 2005, 05:52:15 AM »
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Guy called Nick aka(ningram)  runs an adapter in his to allow a passenger axle on the driver side,  I will be running one shortly to, as soon as i get some life out of my driver axle.


Yeah, I tried to find out about this mod but got nowhere so just decided to create my own. I wanted to run a bearing as well on this side, that's why I didn't go the easy route of simply cutting and welding a LHS flange to a RHS cut down CV stub axle. We'll see if I got it right or wrong. Won't be installed till after Easter and yes I'll take pics.
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