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Wide-angle, or double cardon???

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extreme90:
i tried them and devon was cheaper  :lol:
119 inc vat to me door  :shock:
and thats why you have a magnetic rear crossmember...to catch the bits falling off going down the road  :lol:
dan

Eeyore:
A wide angle will be cheaper than a DC jobby, mainly cos the parts are cheaper.

Some Landys were fitted with wide yolks as standard, too.

I'd also give Dave Mac Propshafts in Cov a call. When I went DC on mine he was pretty competitive on price, and darned convienient for me!

As Wolfie says, a wide yolk does a different job from a DC and it's not just about vibration. Add 5-10deg of working angle to a prop and the wear rate increases exponentially. DC unit halve the working angle on the joints.

Inteterstingly, a standard UJ (as in 2 yolks and a cruciform) is a 'cardan' joint. Basically, most props technically feature two Cardan joints (one at each end) but this doesn't make them 'double cardan' in the sense we're talking about. 'Double Cardan' here refers to the use of two close-coupled Cardan units in a single coupling, and this will usually be at one end of the shaft. The other shaft end will feature the normal single cardan coupling. Clear as mud, eh?  :wink:

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

rollazuki:
Having tried both.......

Get dual cardon, youll never look back. Well worth the expense!

SteveG:
If you do go for one, don't opt for the LR Discovery II DC one. They have no grease nipples and as such don't last.

Someone like propshaft clinic will do a fully geasable one with larger and wider Nissan UJ's for about 280 pounds and it is worth the extra.

Cheers

Steve

Eeyore:
The larger DC units are manufactured by Saginaw and were/are fitted to RBs, Nissans, Toyotas and a number of other vehicles. IIRC, they were also on a limited number of v8 90s.

A unit as described above may well be available for less money than stated if you shop around.

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

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