Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1998 20:54:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Todd Francis <tbf@PACIFIER.COM>
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From:         Todd Francis <tbf@PACIFIER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Upgraded CV joints (was $80 taps)
Comments: To: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
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Derek Drew wrote:
>  Made the guy search all
> >his catalogues again, he must have done 1.25 last time!
>
 What tap are you looking for?

> Anyway, here is what I have to help: Mr. Wheedle fellow was jumping up and
> down on the phone with glee talking to me about a big pile of Porsche 930
> CVs (I *think* it was 930) and that they were much stronger. I think he was
> asking about $100 for these.
>
> Hi: If you sit a type one bug cv, type two bus cv, and a 930 cv side by side you will see the 930 is larger than the bus by the same ratio  that the bus cv is to the bug cv. 930's are very tough, they are the first choice of the off road racing crowd. We usually install aftermarket cages in them to make them tougher still. The price has come down a lot on 930's recently (70 dollar range) and the sand buggy crowd is going to them instead of bus because of the strength and you can get more degrees of angle out of them which can give you more wheel travel. To install 930's  in a bus you need to get new oversize tranny flanges (diameter is larger and the bolt pattern is larger with either 10mm or 3/8 24 threaded holes), you need to have your stub axles reworked to accept the larger 930's and you need new larger diameter drive axles. I have developed a process for reworking the stub axles and flanges and have sold hundreds in the past few years to the off-road guys. If you are in!
terested in doing this or need any help or advice about doing this let me know.
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Todd Francis           Ridgefield, Washington USA
'86 Westy Syncro
'91 Tristar