HELP PLEASE

[pbkid]

Gotcha! IMO, if the unmolested one checks out good (we have lots of folks down that way so hopefully someone will answer your call for help) and it has less miles and is cheaper, I would say that will be a good option. Torn CV boots are a whore to fix if you ask me. I just did this on my Trooper and it is a sucky job. Totally doable if you have the desire, but it ain't fun. And it is something you do not want to neglect. And there is always a chance that the CVs have already "gone bad". At that point you will need new half shafts and they are also not cheap from Isuzu. I don't think there is an aftermarket non-OEM option like there is for the Trooper (new ones from Napa are about $70 per side vs $700+ from Isuzu). So, imo I would look for a stock VX that you can lift yourself, and maybe not go as high as the 3" Calmini lift (that is the same lift I have on my Trooper, and also why my Trooper has torn CV boots). You could lift with the OEM 912s and some torsion bar cranking and go up say 2"s, putting less of an angle on your CVs. Anyway, just my 2 cents...

Bart

yup, i have the 913's and a torsion bar crack....
heavy driving and even heavier offroading with no torn CV's yet.... (knocks on wood)

[chaz255]

I found out the info on the CV length between L&R and how they are rebuilt by napa (jerry Lemond), the reman CVs are remachined to a slightly larger cup size and new larger balls are put in, so during the machining process the hardened material is machined away which actually makes them weaker so i'm just going to rebuild the existing ones, with the boot set from 4x....

I have some good news I found current and good info for Joe Darlington for those diff drop brackets 300+35 shipping that also includes a new front crossmember...

just let me know where to post the info for everyone to see

I am having a set made at the end of Aug. as he is tied up till the 10th, he stated that he would like to make multible sets at one if he could...

[tom4bren]

Chaz,

The shaft lengths are not the same on right & left. The CVs themselves (excluding shaft length) should be the same on either side.

When my CVs went bad, I could not find replacement half shafts and I couldn't find anyone to work on them either. I finally found an axle shop that agreed to work on it as long as they didn't have to pull the outer races (green cup) off the vehicle. They were able to do the job similar to what you described with the machining process & install bigger balls).

I'll see if I can find the thread about it. Joe Darlington's contact info is already posted there.

I've had a welder fab the drop brackets but I only have 2 spare diff brackets to work with. Both are still out. I don't know what Joe's current situation is with brackets for modification (he needs the originals back as well).

The only difference between what Joe sells & what I have done is that Joe provides a 1.5 inch drop & I went with a 2 inch drop.

Tom

BTW, here's the link to the thread that has Darlington's contact info:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ight=diff+drop