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Zachs260z

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  1. I was thinking about doing that exact procedure. Although, I am concerned of compromising the strength of the axle shafts in doing so. The axles were drop shipped to me from rock auto when I purchased the adapter plates. They are trakmotive cv axles. Here are some pictures of the axles installed (After forcing fitment). You can see that the plunge joint is completely bottomed out. I also have attached a picture of the rough compressed axle lengths. I did not fully disassemble them to get the exact length of the main shafts.
  2. Hello all. I am looking for a R200 CV axle swap guru to help me out. I recently decided to go r200 in my rb25 260z and along with that, I purchased silverminemotors CV axle conversion weld on plates for the stub axles and had two CV shafts mailed to me as well (driver and passenger) These axles are the 4 bolt turbo units. I welded on the flanges and installed the r200 along with all the proper r200 swap suspension components. After install, i tried to mate the cv's to the stub shaft flanges after fully inserting the splined side into the r200. Unfortunately, they are too long and do not slip behind the stub shaft to bolt in. When i say too long, i mean by millimeters. I can unbolt the strut, bolt the axle on, and then force the strut back into place. This then puts so much outward pressure caused by the CV on the hub that you cannot adjust the coilovers. Not to mention, the axles are fully bottomed and this will cause a great shock load to my differential carrier bearings and axles. The way i see it, i only have one option and that is to get these axles shortened or have custom axles made. To whom it may concern, the r200 is a 86' 300zx 3.7 welded unit. The differential cover, mustache bar, cross member, and front mount are all off of a 280z with an r200 as well. I have spent days researching this topic and it seems as if nobody ever has this problem. Obviously people flip the cages to accommodate for an extra 3.5mm which almost eliminates any binding problems on suspension jounce. Unfortunately these are aftermarket CV axles that have a tripod joint so I do not have the option to flip the cages. Even if i saved that 3.5mm, i would still have binding issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated. At this point, i think I am just going to have these axles shortened and hope they last. I am just trying to pick anybodies brain who has had this issue before i throw money at questionable tripod units.
  3. Hello all. I am looking for a R200 CV axle swap guru to help me out. I recently decided to go r200 in my rb25 260z and along with that, I purchased silverminemotors CV axle conversion weld on plates for the stub axles and had two CV shafts mailed to me as well (driver and passenger) These axles are the 4 bolt turbo units. I welded on the flanges and installed the r200 along with all the proper r200 swap suspension components. After install, i tried to mate the cv's to the stub shaft flanges after fully inserting the splined side into the r200. Unfortunately, they are too long and do not slip behind the stub shaft to bolt in. When i say too long, i mean by millimeters. I can unbolt the strut, bolt the axle on, and then force the strut back into place. This then puts so much outward pressure caused by the CV on the hub that you cannot adjust the coilovers. Not to mention, the axles are fully bottomed and this will cause a great shock load to my differential carrier bearings and axles. The way i see it, i only have one option and that is to get these axles shortened or have custom axles made. To whom it may concern, the r200 is a 86' 300zx 3.7 welded unit. The differential cover, mustache bar, cross member, and front mount are all off of a 280z with an r200 as well. I have spent days researching this topic and it seems as if nobody ever has this problem. Obviously people flip the cages to accommodate for an extra 3.5mm which almost eliminates any binding problems on suspension jounce. Unfortunately these are aftermarket CV axles that have a tripod joint so I do not have the option to flip the cages. Even if i saved that 3.5mm, i would still have binding issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated. At this point, i think I am just going to have these axles shortened and hope they last. I am just trying to pick anybodies brain who has had this issue before i throw money at questionable tripod units.
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