CVs

[89Vette]

The only difference between the troop and vx shafts are the balls are slightly smaller on the troop cv's but they still work.

I have trouble trying to figure out how bearing "balls" could work if different in spherical size/diameter. Those grooves in the mating end would need to be cut on the same diameter or you'd have higher-than-normal play...which would seem likely to make noise, pop, and/or wear out faster.

[Triathlete]

I have pics posted somewhere on here of my oem shafts and empi's side by side for comparison.

[Triathlete]

Here are a couple of places that might be worth contacting...
cv axle express...located in SLC Utah. They rebuild CVs...send them your old ones they rebuild and send back...lifetime warranty.
cv unlimited...located in Hemingway, SC. Don't say if they have a warranty. They remanufacture CV's and show the VX on their chart.
Think I may be contacting CV Express soon.

As I said earlier...the OEM shafts are the best available. If possible, it is a good idea to stick with them.

[VXorado]

You can get them off of Amazon. They're made by EMPI and not a bad price. Part # are 80-1039 for the complete assembly or "long side" with the inner joint. 80-3619 for the 'short' assembly minus the inner joint which is what most people go with unless the existing green inner cup on the vehicle is too messed up to reuse. I just used two of the 80-3619s and they work great.

Thank you for the advice. One side the boot is pretty much gone. So I will be buying the long shaft.

You don't want 80-1039, it will fit the passenger side but the inner cup is changed to a tripod CV vs. the OEM rzeppa style.


I had the "clever" idea to change out both inner CVs with EMPI tripod CV, thinking it would be stronger and available aftermarket. I found that they bind whenever the front suspension drops, causing noise & clunking. I ended up finding replacement inner cvs at the junkyard and switching back to OEM.

If the inner CV cup is worn & ruined, the only options are using a new/used OEM inner shaft or getting one rebuilt.


If you need to source either inner CV from a junkyard, they're called a "jack shaft" and as Mark said, the drivers side is longer. Any later year Trooper without SOTF with work. SOTF is a 4x4 engage system and eliminates the long drivers side jack shaft. You can easily see the SOTF on the axle.

Good luck.

[VXorado]

The part with the green cup (the outer race of the inner CV joint), I think, is unique to the VX. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I run a Trooper cup with a VX halfshaft and it seems to be the same or too close to notice.

[pbkid]

If you need to source either inner CV from a junkyard, they're called a "jack shaft"

Good luck.

Anyone else think to themselves.... Giggity giggity?

[VXorado]

All Right....

[chadzu]

Does any one know for sure if the vx uses the larger size cv joint? I have been looking for a set of the long half shafts for my '93 RS that I converted to the wider front end. I have never seen a long half shaft that used the larger joint. The joints on my vx, 95 troop, 96 troop all seem to be the smaller cv joint. The stock '93 joints are significantly bigger, even the center shaft is bigger with more splines.