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Author Subject: Kit car shafts or CV joints.
devere

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Post #1
Bit of a long shot here, but has anyone bought, or looked at buying driveshafts from a normal width 306 kit car. Meaning not the proper maxi width.

If so, could anyone enlighten me as to where they might be. Otherwise i shall keep trawling the depths of France.
Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 20:26
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theres two widths of maxi?
i didnt even know that tbh.

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Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 20:34
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Here in the uk you can get the standard ones lengthened.

Several companies around that do it, mainly serving the kit car scene.

Basically they cut the shaft and add a sleeved section in the middle

Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 20:50
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From the translation i managed to do from my French friend, i get the feeling its just the outer CV joint that i may be after.. But working with a dodgy translation, looking for something that could be anywhere is pretty tough!

As it stands at the moment, my shafts arent a silly amount too short, but far enough to be a god damn pain in the arse.

If there is a proper cv joint i can get hold of, id rather get a hold of that than trust my measuring to get some lengthened shafts! haha.
Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 21:00
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Most of the cars I know of are one completely different joints and shafts (usually 930 CV's).

GKN will do you a new shaft to suit but are pricy.

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Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 21:14
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If i were to go the custom route... What exact measurements would i need to take? Byt that i mean from where to where? Would it be from the face of the gearbox to the face of the hub bearing? Or is it going to be from wherever the inner cv would finish?
Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 21:39
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Have you tried the 406 shaft, its a bit longer and I believe it has the same splines as the 306 so you can fit 306 cv joints.

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Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 22:38
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Post #8
The 406 shafts are 4cm (more or less) longer than 306 one's.
If you still want to have ABS, use 306 CV with 406 shafts...they are direct fit to each other.

If you don't have abs, you can use the full 406 shafts on the 306.

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Posted 28th Oct 2012 at 22:50
coskev

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When my m8 had some extended for his kit car he had to supply three measurements, the length of the shaft at its normal running level, the length at full suspension drop and at full suspension lift.Thumbs up

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Posted 29th Oct 2012 at 08:18
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coskev wrote:
When my m8 had some extended for his kit car he had to supply three measurements, the length of the shaft at its normal running level, the length at full suspension drop and at full suspension lift.Thumbs up


i bet he had a right tough job clinging on to the wheel arch measuring them while it was bouncing up and down bumps at 70

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Posted 31st Oct 2012 at 18:35
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buzzbrightyear wrote:
coskev wrote:
When my m8 had some extended for his kit car he had to supply three measurements, the length of the shaft at its normal running level, the length at full suspension drop and at full suspension lift.Thumbs up


i bet he had a right tough job clinging on to the wheel arch measuring them while it was bouncing up and down bumps at 70


Would have struggled to get to 70 with no driveshafts!Roll eyes

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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 09:47

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