Fitting country CVs to range rover

[nat p]

Hello all,

I've bought a maxi front diff and I want to fit country CVs for added strength. I've heard that it have to modify something to make them fit.

Anyone have a step by step?

Cheers Nat

[rovercare]

If I remember right, you need to machine the inside of the spindle as the County CV has a radius as the outer shaft is conjoined with the CV bell, also need end cap to suit range hub and splined outer

Personally I would not bother, I've broken more Country CV's than early rangie ones, I'd be fitting aschroft

[blackrangie]

If I remember right, you need to machine the inside of the spindle as the County CV has a radius as the outer shaft is conjoined with the CV bell, also need end cap to suit range hub and splined outer

Personally I would not bother, I've broken more Country CV's than early rangie ones, I'd be fitting aschroft

Agreed

[Mercguy]

+1 ashcroft.

when you look at the cost of ashcroft CV's, plus the time and labour involved in doing repair / replacement work on CV's, then the actual cost of the ashcroft cv is not as horrible as it sounds.

Or to put it another way, you'll be replacing broken county CV's a few more times before you inspect the ashcroft cv for wear once. Not to mention the ashcroft cv is actually serviceable if worn.
so the price in the longrun is simply not something that should enter the equation. Whether you can afford to buy them right now though - that is only a question you can answer. No doubt most of us just don't have that kind of cash laying around to be dropped on a couple of chunks of 300M steel, but it is justifiable... perhaps not to the missus though.

You will need some maxidrive flanges to suit the ashcroft cv - depending on which one you're using.

I know what you're thinking. the county CV's are the strongest (allegedly) cv LR make. BUT you're still going to pay for them, because the aftermarket ones are not as strong as gen u whine ones, something I have on very good authority and witnessed/experienced first hand.

Then there's the shrink ring 'antiburst' method. Waste of time and money. All it means is that when they do go (and they will) the metal will simply explode into hundreds of fragments, rather than just a few. You will take days cleaning it all out of the axle housing.

No matter which way you look at it, the ashcroft cv is worth dropping the $$$$ on.

I don't like the 'gouge' on the price though. It's a pity noone else is making them - like RCV for example.

[Lockee]

My preference is for early Rangie cvs as they work well and 9 times out of ten the Rangie outer mushroom flange breaks. Repair done without even removing wheel.