Replacing front shafts... Opinions?

Well, I hummed and I harr'ed...

I couldn't decide whether to fit the TG or the RS shafts and CVs... but then fate made my mind up... I got a parcel from Rob Storr and could see before I even unwrapped it that the shaft was wrong I got a passenger side one instead of a driver's side, so with a punch hunt coming up next Sunday, the 30th of April, and the weather looking to worsen next week, when the correct shaft would arrive, I figured it was best to fit the TG shafts and then recoup some of the expense by selling the RS shafts when I have a complete set next week, with two new CVs, so they'll be "as new"...

Anyway, let the photos commence...



TG CVs on the left, RS CVs on the right, shafts are exactly the same lengths...



CV comparison... TG on the left, middle is a new RS CV, fourth one is another replacement but one he had left from the development stages, so appears a little shorter, more like the TG ones, and the fifth (right one) is the used passenger CV...



So, fitting the TG shafts, so I needed to remove the RS spacers from the hubs...



Surprisingly the TG shafts slid straight it?! You may have read that when Brett was fitting his they wouldn't go in easily, and I'd gone over to lend a hand and moral support, this was one of the main reasons I was swaying to refitting the RS shafts and CVs (and the fact that they had been in for 4 years and 48 trips, so I knew they would be good for another similar period), so I was very surprised when they slid in fairly easily?!



The driver's side going in, see how when it's angled up it just slips passed the end of the knuckle where the lower king pin bearing is?



All reassembled. treated the free wheel hubs to a lick of paint while they were off, and a new set of mounting bolts...

The only things I'm missing, which I'll nip out and get in the morning, was shorter bolts for the brake calipers now the RS spacers have been removed, and LSD oil... So I'll finish reassembling tomorrow afternoon...

While everything was apart...



I also fitted some new ARB drop links... super heavy duty ones from SuperPro

Almost ready for the punch hunt then...

nice work `Dave

Shiney almost a shame to get them dirty

how do u recognise from a left or right cv i never noted it before ?

You don't.
They're the same.

read Dave message wrong sryyyy
just to know is it possible to combine rs shafts with the jimny bits cv or vise versa i know about the spacer i have rob storr on mine but will the splines fit

The Trail Gear cvs fit on a 33 splines shaft. Not sure if it fits RS shafts.

Hmmm... took comparison photos but didn't think to try interchangability...

Would void any warranties though?!