o_teunico Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Hi all A friend is experiencing too much play in the front prophaft of his Disco 300. Vehicle is lifted 3" with QT castor correcting radious arms and the Paddock sourced doublé cardon prop has come to the end of it´s life (it was non greaseable type). We like the one that Bailey Morris makes for Gwyn Lewis, but it´s over budget. Will a phased single UJ 30º prop perform OK in this aplication? Single UJ type is less than half of the Price of the doublé cardon type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Ranged Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 A double carden joint takes out the fast slow motion caused by the elliptical rotation of a UJ... this is normally not an issue unless your drive shaft is at a good amount of angle... at 3" of lift I'd run a single UJ I have to use single UJ drive shafts with some of the young lads trucks as they seem to think tall is good.... it does wear out the UJ faster and in theory wear out your tyres and drive line due to the pulsing, but I've yet to see indications of this... wear from the offroad use is way worse I would suggest you get your drive shaft balanced since your going to be lengthing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 at 3" of lift I'd run a single UJ That is what we wanted to hear! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deej Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The standard propshaft has been fine on my lifted Disco but I don't have castor correction arms. By correcting the caster following a lift the UJs will be forced to work at a greater angle and will fail sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 We now that, but regular greasing will help. In the worst case a replacement UJ can be cheaply replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 At 3" lift I'd run... less lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Less lift is not possible because space is needed for the 285/75R16 tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I'm running 33" Simex tyres and no more than 2" lift... grinder and hammer to the arches and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 At last we have ordered a 30° phased GKN single CV one. Lets see how it copes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 You do know you get rebuild kits for your double cardone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 That was our first option, but did not find anything suitable for this non greasable aftermarket unit. Yesterday recived an email. GKN is out of stok and, in two weeks they (Paddock) will send a Bailey Morris at same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 New unit arrived. It´s already mounted in the vehicle. As you see, it´s phased (UJ at both ends in same position). Will pass some info in a few weeks about it´s performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 The prop has been tested. Everything seems OK. There is a mínimum vibration when using engine braking, but it will be difficult to say if it´s because of the prop, as this vehicle is running some 33" remoulds and has suffered "death wobble" in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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