J Taylor Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I have the cv adapters from ROss installed on my 78 and went to put the CV's in yesterday. I got the pass side in, no problem except for the axle hitting the sway bar. Seems like I have heard of this problem before. What is the common way around it? Looks like I can get longer "links" and moving the mouting point up for the bar about an inch or so it should fix the problem(I hope). I went to the driver side and the CV wouldn't go in place. It slid all the way into the diff but I couldn't get the other end into place. It seems to be a couple of inches too long. Both axles are the same length, right? ANyone else had this problem? JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Nope, one axles should be longer than the other. Sounds like you have two left side axles... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Or you've got the left axle in the right side. There is just enough "float" on these axles to allow the short axle to fit into the long side, but not the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Taylor Posted January 16, 2003 Author Share Posted January 16, 2003 Well damn. I was afraid of that. I pulled the axles out of one of my parts cars so I know they are right. I just didn't realize they were different lengths so I apparently have them in the wrong sides. Thanks a bunch guys. JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianz Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Hey guys, Please clarify, The half shaft center sections are the same length, the difference is the length of the splined ends that are inserted into the diff.... In other words, measuring from the inside surface of the CV boot housings, the two shafts will have the same compressed/extended length.... Is this correct?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 There is a difference on my shafts in two places between the left and right halfshafts on the CV jointed ZX shafts. The axle itself is 1/2" longer (boot to boot measurement on mine for example) and 5/16" longer on the stub that inserts into the differential. Here is another posting of the photo of both sides. The drivers side is on top (short one). I noticed on mine the boots are different between the two on one side. This may or may not account for the axle length difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 i just picked up a set of 280 zxt cv's and i was in the junkyard the other day and looked at some cv's from a 300zx. the axle on the bottom looks like the 280zxt axle i have because the rubber boots look the same as mine but the axle on the top , with the different boot looks like the ones on the 300zx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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