" Well yeah, the CVs are going striaght. Most of the zuk cvs break under turning and power application and they snap like tooth pics or that crappy aluminum thing explodes..."

If you ever seen a IRS axil in a buggy you wouldn't be making this statment.  Buggys have their rear control arms cranked for clearance also.  So for the rear CV's is would be like driving with the front wheels turned to the max all the time.  

Can you tell I'm an old buggy man my self?

The only time the axil is straight would be after a jump and at  full down travel.

Now if someone came up with a set up to run them I would really look into them.  I may even have to come up with something my self.

You should know better than making a statement like that.  I sounds like what people say about my tracker before they truely see it in action.

RIDICULOUS!  Is doing what were doing with these vehicles!!  They were NEVER made to do what they are able to do.

I've out wheeled a lot of trucks with my little buggy.  BIG BIG rocks is where I have trouble.  But on the trail I can go around them.

You can't tell me a 200-300hp buggy jumping about 10ft in the air under full throdal and landing a hard packed dirt, completly cycaling the rear suspention doesn't put a lot of stress on these CV, Well...

Alright bobzookie quit puttin Ford parts in our Zuks.  Just kidding, what about the rear CV's in an 04+ Exploder.  

Alright bobzookie quit puttin Ford parts in our Zuks.  Just kidding, what about the rear CV's in an 04+ Exploder.  

Well, I can't take full credit for that!  I do believe that's what Eric Bewley is running in the rear of his Track/Kick, and Spidertrax says:

The Spidertrax Spider 9 Axle utilizes a 9" third member with chromoly axle shaft options up to 40 spline! What makes the 9" third member so versatile is the almost endless configuration options such as steel or aluminum third members, R&P gear rations as low as 6.5, and just about any type of locker imaginable. This axle has an octagonal center similar in design to our Sidewinder Axles and still keeps a weight far below Dana 44's. It has more ground clearance then any 9" axle design on the market. The Spider 9 uses 3" x 1/4" wall axle tubes and has box construction trussing for added strength.

Now take that thinking to the front of our IFS rigs, and center it, so the CV axles are as long as possible, and the door of possibilities just opens up.

Well, I can't take full credit for that!  I do believe that's what Eric Bewley is running in the rear of his Track/Kick, and

Erics running stock rear, your thinkin of me.


Mike

My freind Stan has a nine in the front centered with 37s on it... it wont fit without a completely new crossmember and MUCH modification. It was a PITA but it does work. No vendor will ever buid this. If you make it to Moab you can take a peek at it.  

Mike

BTW whats wrong with the Anvil you already have?

What does Eric have in the rear of that thing anyway?

What does Eric have in the rear of that thing anyway?

Stock Kick Axle I think.

Zig

Yea, the Anvil is bad ass, and with the GV or XL7 steel 3rd your not going to have much problems with it. The Next step is to get redily available half shafts to hold up to the anvils strength.

Any one with a heavy right foot will have a tough time tearing up an anvil w/ steel 3rd set up. I have been more than pleased with mine now that I have stronger half shafts .

Zig

Doesn't anyone think that a bolt in front housing that is much stronger, on the shelf autozone parts and utilizes easy to find and cheap parts is better than making new x members, new mounts, new one off axles and CV's, cutting, welding, and machining...

Hey, Kerry, I'm with you on THAT part.  My Anvil is awesome!  BUT...

If I want to get some longer front CV axles, for decreased CV angle, I have to make that center part narrower.  That means moving the diff closer to center - well if you start that train of thought, you might as well take it all the way to a centered diff, and the shortest inner stub axles you can, and then the strongest CV axles that seem reasonable.  Well, heck, what's the diff solution that offers the most options, the most availability, and the best pricing?  I'm thinking it might be the 9 inch.

OK, I already have a GV steel carrier, 5.83's, and ARB's in my Anvil - why mess with what I have?  Because some day, I might find out that the weak link is still my CV's...  Hey, I haven't broken anything yet - maybe I'll never need Odin's Anvil.  Just some blue-sky thinking...

But wait a minute - aren't you working on some kind of Neutronium and Unobtanium CV shafts, that'll work with my Anvil, and never, ever break?  What's the status on those?

Erics running stock rear, your thinkin of me.

Oh yeah - it was you that had the problems on Poison Spider last year - ah, you know, you rock stars all look alike...  

you know, you rock stars all look alike...  

We we were IFS, we never broke a CV, but we did go through R&P's and housings.  (separately)

~Nate

 Just a heads up, just to fit a stock diff centered you need to lift the motor 5 inches just to clear the oil pan. My hood got in the way so I raised it 3 inches and cut the frame and dropped it 1.5 inches... then got a shoehorn... ...and its still close. My point is, its definately possible but most likely as a one off only.

Mike

 My Anvil is awesome!  BUT...

If I want to get some longer front CV axles, for decreased CV angle, I have to make that center part narrower.  That means moving the diff closer to center - well if you start that train of thought, you might as well take it all the way to a centered diff, and the shortest inner stub axles you can, and then the strongest CV axles that seem reasonable.  Well, heck, what's the diff solution that offers the most options, the most availability, and the best pricing?  I'm thinking it might be the 9 inch.

Is the 9" available in a Centered IFS application or is this a custom unit.   I've always liked the sound of using a Jaguar Dana 44 rear IRS section.

I like the Anvil, but with out shafts I'm back to square one.   4 wheeling season is coming soon