zgeezer Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 My driveline guy has suggested that a driveline with a constant velocity ujoint like the double jointed units used in Toyota 4 wheel drive would be able to absorb a wider range of misalignment between diferential and tranmission. Apparently the off road crowd that often have extreme diferences in pinion angles use them. This is not the CV joint I'm familiar with, such as late model Z's. This would be a driveshaft with three ujoints. The pinion side of the driveshaft would have two ujoints connected with a 3or 4 inch driveshaft tube. Has anyone seen these in use? Do you think it would work? g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 This same thought occurred to me a couple of months ago when I was converting to the CV joint rear axles. The CV joints are more tolerant of misalignment, and can operate at higher angles. The CV joint the off-roaders use is called a double-cardan joint. I believe that this would work well for a driveshaft, but it would also increase the rotating mass of the shaft. What I have never seen is the ball and cage type CV joint (like the 300ZXT axles) used in a driveshaft application. Is there an operating speed limitation that makes them unsuitable for driveshafts? Anyone have any insights on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug71zt Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Z32 TT use a CV joint on the diff end of the driveshaft with the R230 rear end. Seems to work OK in that application. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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