[DeTomaso] Advantages of CV Half Shafts?

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Fri Dec 27 00:15:44 EST 2019


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    On Thursday, December 26, 2019, 8:46:23 PM PST, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:  
 
   Sent from my iPad

    On Dec 26, 2019, at 19:53, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
    wrote:

  The difference (apart from the obvious cost) is also ease of
  installation of you don't want to be (or are not confident in) pulling
  your ZF side housings apart.

  >>>I was a little disappointed to see there are no installation
  instructions apart from tips on installing the rubber boots.  There
  seems to be an assumption that installers will be comfortable tearing
  the sides off their gearboxes on their own. I certainly wouldn't
  attempt it without a ZF manual at my side--and maybe not even then.....

  Mike (mechanical coward.....)
    __________________________________________________________________

  From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
  Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
  Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 7:01 PM
  To: Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
  Cc: Detomaso List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Advantages of CV Half Shafts?

  Mike,
  If you get the kind that require adapters to bolt them to the ZF and
  hub flanges, they are just as heavy as stock driveshafts, if not
  heavier.  If you get the kind that require different gearbox flanges,
  you have to partially dismantle the gearbox to fit them, but it saves a
  small amount of weight.
  I actually have a set of those latter style from SACC restoration
  sitting here, along with stock driveshafts, and a postal scale. Perhaps
  I should get off my butt, no? :)
  Stock:  18 lbs 13 oz
  SACC CV:  13 lbs 6 oz
  CV joints are smoother than Hooke-style U-joints. They can also
  tolerate greater articulation, although that isn't a factor unless you
  choose to reposition the gearbox (say, by moving it rearward to
  accommodate a longer 460-based engine).
  If I had no driveshafts at all, it would be difficult to justify
  $2300-2500 for CV vs $500-750 for stock-style. If I already had the
  stock ones and there wasn't anything wrong with them, $2300-2500 seems
  very unnecessary. Having said that, I suspect they are capable of
  withstanding more power, so if I had 600-700 hp I might consider them a
  necessity. And, they are probably smoother going down the road.
  I do think for 99% of us, it falls into the category of recreational
  spending.
  Mike
  Sent from my iPad
  > On Dec 26, 2019, at 15:38, Mike & Elizabeth Thomas
  <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
  >
  >    One of the mods I'm considering for my restoration is a swap to CV
  half
  >  shafts.  The prices have come down over the last few years.  What
  does
  >  the group see as the advantages of these axles v/v u-joint half
  shafts,
  >  besides weight.
  >
  >
  >  Thanks
  >
  >  Mike Thomas
  >
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   Scott's (SACC) CV kits start at $1,299:
   [1]Pantera Ultimate High Perf CV Axle Shaft Kit
   $1.00

                Pantera Ultimate High Perf CV Axle Shaft Kit

    Pantera High Performance CV Joint Axle Shaft Kit-unassembled. This CV
                Style Axle Upgrade Kit uses the 108mm 930 ...

   On Thursday, December 26, 2019, 8:46:23 PM PST, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     Sent from my iPad
       On Dec 26, 2019, at 19:53, Julian Kift <[2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
       wrote:
     The difference (apart from the obvious cost) is also ease of
     installation of you don't want to be (or are not confident in)
   pulling
     your ZF side housings apart.
     >>>I was a little disappointed to see there are no installation
     instructions apart from tips on installing the rubber boots.  There
     seems to be an assumption that installers will be comfortable tearing
     the sides off their gearboxes on their own. I certainly wouldn't
     attempt it without a ZF manual at my side--and maybe not even
   then.....
     Mike (mechanical coward.....)
       __________________________________________________________________
     From: DeTomaso <[3]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
   behalf of
     Mike Drew via DeTomaso <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
     Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 7:01 PM
     To: Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <[5]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
     Cc: Detomaso List <[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Advantages of CV Half Shafts?
     Mike,
     If you get the kind that require adapters to bolt them to the ZF and
     hub flanges, they are just as heavy as stock driveshafts, if not
     heavier.  If you get the kind that require different gearbox flanges,
     you have to partially dismantle the gearbox to fit them, but it saves
   a
     small amount of weight.
     I actually have a set of those latter style from SACC restoration
     sitting here, along with stock driveshafts, and a postal scale.
   Perhaps
     I should get off my butt, no? :)
     Stock:  18 lbs 13 oz
     SACC CV:  13 lbs 6 oz
     CV joints are smoother than Hooke-style U-joints. They can also
     tolerate greater articulation, although that isn't a factor unless
   you
     choose to reposition the gearbox (say, by moving it rearward to
     accommodate a longer 460-based engine).
     If I had no driveshafts at all, it would be difficult to justify
     $2300-2500 for CV vs $500-750 for stock-style. If I already had the
     stock ones and there wasn't anything wrong with them, $2300-2500
   seems
     very unnecessary. Having said that, I suspect they are capable of
     withstanding more power, so if I had 600-700 hp I might consider them
   a
     necessity. And, they are probably smoother going down the road.
     I do think for 99% of us, it falls into the category of recreational
     spending.
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On Dec 26, 2019, at 15:38, Mike & Elizabeth Thomas
     <[7]mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
     >
     >    One of the mods I'm considering for my restoration is a swap to
   CV
     half
     >  shafts.  The prices have come down over the last few years.  What
     does
     >  the group see as the advantages of these axles v/v u-joint half
     shafts,
     >  besides weight.
     >
     >
     >  Thanks
     >
     >  Mike Thomas
     >
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