H3 HEAVY DUTY DOUBLE CARDAN CV FRONT DRIVESHAFT anyone put this in?

[lfootmatt]

http://fortwayneclutch.com/product/...rdan-cv-front-driveshaft-sku-25859867_3rconv/



08 H3 Alpha, Rancho 4" Lift on 305/55r20 Nitto Trail Grapplers.

Kid is at college. Looks like the front drive shaft CV bit the dust. I think the shop we trust there will measure, order and put in whatever I ask them to.

Has anyone used this front axle?

Thanks in advance! Matt

 

[RamRod]

http://fortwayneclutch.com/product/...rdan-cv-front-driveshaft-sku-25859867_3rconv/

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08 H3 Alpha, Rancho 4" Lift on 305/55r20 Nitto Trail Grapplers.

Kid is at college. Looks like the front drive shaft CV bit the dust. I think the shop we trust there will measure, order and put in whatever I ask them to.

Has anyone used this front axle?

Thanks in advance! Matt

There are two options, one is the adapter plate from Thor Parts that lets you pick out what ever manufacturer of driveshaft you want of that style (they would need to measure and the like)

Or you can buy one from Outfitters design that is the adaptor and the driveshaft as one order ready to bolt in.

There are some threads about the Thor Parts one on here somewhere if you do a search, I am pretty sure it will give you the measurements needed as well

 

[4speedfunk]

That shaft from Fort Wayne uses 3R joints. The casting is a custom one from China and I sold approx. ten of them...with lots of complaints. I ran several of them and so did Squeaky (06H3), and we both had issues with vibes. Eventually I quit selling them and focused my efforts on an adapter to use a 1310 cv instead of the 3R cv. I do not know if the Ft Wayne shaft has any issues but most of the shafts I made (using the same 3R cv casting) had problems. The 1310cv uses a much lighter spring and seems a better choice. I currently run the 1310 shaft with an adapter and have zero issues.

I think the OD shaft is a standard u-jointed shaft (not a cv). This is fine for the nearly straight H3 IFS driveline angle. Not sure if a cv was s needed unless you run a live (solid) axle.