shortening cv axles
06-11-2013, 11:09 PM
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shortening cv axles
Ok so im looking around the innernet on how to shorten axles and stumbled across a sentra spec r forum saying that they Frankenstein there axles for when they swap Vq Motors they use half maxima shaft and half sentra shaft maxima side connects to tranny and sentra side connects to they hub its so they keep the axle as short as possible so I'm thinking maybe for a quick way for lowered guys to save cash and hassle of buying new axles every year or so we do the opposite snetra half to tranny and our maxima half connected to the hub wondering if anyone else has done or even thought about it
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06-11-2013, 11:15 PM
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Ok so im looking around the inner webs on how and stumble across a sentra spec r forum saying that they Frankenstein there axles for when they swap it in Vq motors and trannys that they use the half that connects to tranny is from a maxima but they use the half that connects to the hub is off their sentra so I'm thinking maybe for a quick way for lowered guys to save the hassle of buying new axles every year or so we do the opposite snetra half to tranny and our maxima half connected to the hub wondering if anyone else has done or even thought about it
06-11-2013, 11:33 PM
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Then you ask why don't we swap half shafts from a Sentra to Maxima.
I think what you mean is: Why don't people just swap out a Maxima's half shaft instead of full axel replacement(?)
If that's it; the answer is a full axel swap is easier IMO.
Am I understanding you right?
06-13-2013, 03:59 AM
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yeah pretty much im saying for ppl balling on a budget like me Hahaha jkjk but I mean I go to junkyards regularly and I always notice how some sentra and altima parts are very similarly to maximas and read that the part of the axle that connects to. Trans is identical to a sentra just that the hub is smaller then on a max Idk might look into it more and make sure... looks like another trip to the junkyards soon
06-16-2013, 11:27 AM
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Ok so I'm looking around the internet on how to shorten axles, and stumbled across a Sentra spec r forum. It says they Frankenstein there axles when they swap Vq Motors. They use half maxima shaft, and half sentra shaft. The Maxima side connects to tranny, and Sentra side connects to they hub so they keep the axle as short as possible.
I'm thinking maybe for a quick way for lowered guys to save cash and hassle of buying new axles every year or so, we do the opposite. Sentra half to tranny, and our maxima half connected to the hub. wondering if anyone else has done or even thought about it.
I'm thinking maybe for a quick way for lowered guys to save cash and hassle of buying new axles every year or so, we do the opposite. Sentra half to tranny, and our maxima half connected to the hub. wondering if anyone else has done or even thought about it.
You still havent established how this would help lowered maximas not blow cv joints.
Stock ride height places a half shaft at nearly 0*. Lowering a maxima results in a longer distance between splined ends (the inner joint is a plunging tripod type), so a shorter shaft would not even function. Also a shorter shaft would mean higher angularity at the joints and result in shorter life spans of the joints.
If anything, you would want longer shafts and LCAs to match.
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07-03-2013, 09:53 PM
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You still havent established how this would help lowered maximas not blow cv joints.
Stock ride height places a half shaft at nearly 0*. Lowering a maxima results in a longer distance between splined ends (the inner joint is a plunging tripod type), so a shorter shaft would not even function. Also a shorter shaft would mean higher angularity at the joints and result in shorter life spans of the joints.
If anything, you would want longer shafts and LCAs to match.
You still havent established how this would help lowered maximas not blow cv joints.
Stock ride height places a half shaft at nearly 0*. Lowering a maxima results in a longer distance between splined ends (the inner joint is a plunging tripod type), so a shorter shaft would not even function. Also a shorter shaft would mean higher angularity at the joints and result in shorter life spans of the joints.
If anything, you would want longer shafts and LCAs to match.
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