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Range Rover Blues:
I was seriously tempted by the Tomcar swivels too, as I needed new swivels come what may.  However, with a 2"lift you still have some imbalance in the prop UJ angles and the swivels only come with 6 degrees rotation anyway (ie a 4" lift), plus if you don't have the filler for the diff machined into the diff casing you can't get the correct oil level in there.  Also your damper bushes get stuffed a lot faster as they are twisted too.  On the positve side your damper and track rod are more out of harm's way and your prop stays away from the anti roll bar.

You pays your money and takes your choice.

colintandy:
dont use them anti roll bars they restrict the axel movement  to much when vehicle is lifted took both front and rear off when i did lift on my truck

Eeyore:

--- Quote from: "Budgie" ---
Wide yoke front props don't cure the problem, the only way to go if you have the problem is with Caden jointed front propshaft from a TD5 Disco which you can get either second had form someone like Equicar or new from Devon 4x4. You will also need the transfer box output flange from the TD5 to mate the propshaft too.
--- End quote ---


Spot on with the wide yolk - they only allow more movement, not increased life span.

For me, the cheapest way of going double cardon was to get a shaft custom built (or I could have just hoped to stumble across a good 2nd hand one). Custom build was less than some of the 2nd hand ones I saw!  Although I did go for an adaptor onto the o/p shaft instead of a TD5 job shaft - this means I also have a spare prop sat in the garage should I lunch the custom one at any time (which given the weekend is highly likely!!).

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

muddyweb:
My vote goes to QT

I know the company and the way they operate.  There was a fault on the *very* early radius arms...  it was being used on a safari racer, on the back axle (so not really normal conditions) and it failed.   QT recalled the *whole lot* and replaced them FOC with a modified design.

For my money, that sort of support and confidence is worth a lot.  There are other companies about who will just try to sweep such failures under the carpet... even in the face of repeated problems.

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