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Old 11-29-2014, 05:23 PM
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I keep breaking my driver side cv axel, I have a 6in bds lift and I'm using the cv spacers on it, at full turn I can hear a clicking, is it just not long enough and wants to keep piping out or what?
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I keep breaking my driver side cv axel, I have a 6in bds lift and I'm using the cv spacers on it, at full turn I can hear a clicking, is it just not long enough and wants to keep piping out or what?
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Sounds like you may have your spacers swapped from drivdrivnd passenger side. Do you install them yourself?? Could've been installed wrong shop did mine wrong busted the outside joint
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Do the spacers improve turn radius?
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Sounds like you may have your spacers swapped from drivdrivnd passenger side. Do you install them yourself?? Could've been installed wrong shop did mine wrong busted the outside joint
wait there different thicknesses?
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Do the spacers improve turn radius?
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wait there different thicknesses?
i don't think spacers are the problem
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I keep breaking my driver side cv axel, I have a 6in bds lift and I'm using the cv spacers on it, at full turn I can hear a clicking, is it just not long enough and wants to keep piping out or what?
my drivers dude cv is usually at a way sharper angle, is my differential in crooked? Any way to adjust?
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my drivers dude cv is usually at a way sharper angle, is my differential in crooked? Any way to adjust?
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Originally Posted by Fordguy911
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The drivers side is shorter, thus the angle is sharper....


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