screamineagle
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What do you mean internally different? As in the metal is thinner and therefore weaker?
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Anyone have any info on 2G non-turbo FWD inner axle joints? I might go to napa and ask to measure one and i'll report what I find out.
Do Evo tripods have the same spline count as the LSD DSM ones? Would they be compatible?
The EVO inner cups go right onto a 1G LSD tripod, I used a set of micrometers to measure the dimensions of both and they were identical, and the spline count on the EVO and 1G LSD tripods are the same as well. I would assume that this is the case for the 2G as well, since 1G and 2G cars share the same LSD, however, I did actually have a 2G non LSD inner cup in my hands at the time I was checking this, and this cup was far different than the EVO and 1G LSD cup- the outside and inside of this cup was smaller, meaning that the 2G non LSD inner cup is not an option for 1G axles, which was what I was trying to confirm at the time, and I have not been able to get my hands on 2G LSD axles to investigate further.
Anyone with 2G LSD axles laying around and a set of EVO axles should check to see if the EVO cups can be swapped directly onto the 2G axles or not.
The EVO inner cups go right onto a 1G LSD tripod, I used a set of micrometers to measure the dimensions of both and they were identical, and the spline count on the EVO and 1G LSD tripods are the same as well. I would assume that this is the case for the 2G as well, since 1G and 2G cars share the same LSD, however, I did actually have a 2G non LSD inner cup in my hands at the time I was checking this, and this cup was far different than the EVO and 1G LSD cup- the outside and inside of this cup was smaller, meaning that the 2G non LSD inner cup is not an option for 1G axles, which was what I was trying to confirm at the time, and I have not been able to get my hands on 2G LSD axles to investigate further.
Anyone with 2G LSD axles laying around and a set of EVO axles should check to see if the EVO cups can be swapped directly onto the 2G axles or not.
Do Evo tripods have the same spline count as the LSD DSM ones? Would they be compatible?
Does anyone have any insight into this yet?
Thanks.
DSS says they can make some custom shafts (2G sized with evo cups and tripods that fit them).
Non-LSD tripod bearings are smaller than the LSD version, plus they have a different spline count. Non-LSD inners are functionally identical to Evo inners - they are externally identical, but internally they are slightly different.
This and a couple other posts made me start to wonder if they were saying it's physically weaker, or are they just saying for that specific setup?
Since the bearing elements are smaller, but the external cup dimensions are the same, one would have to believe that the bearings are marginally weaker.
More to the point though - has anyone ever broken one ? Despite the amount of grip my car has, it's still only running a T25, so I imagine my axles will be fine a hundred years from now ! I have broken axles in the past, but only ever the shafts, so I'm certainly not concerned.
That's similar to what I have now... RipGrip front, Cusco tarmac center with spacer, EVO8 rear.I just want to experiment with it by removing the coupler and leaving it open as some of the Cusco tarmac center dif users have.