I am going to replace my upper ball joints and have heard to go ahead and replace the wheel u-joints. I was just curious I heard that the Spicer 5-297X was the better choice but came across these and wonder if this a much better buy, the Alloy USA ALY 11500?
The Spicer 297 u-joint is the OE u-joint the factory installs. The Spicer upgrade to that is the 5-760x which is a direct replacement but is far more durable. I don't know anything about Alloy USA's u-joints but they're probably very good.
Not to hijack, but it's relevant, I guess.. Just how strong does a person want to go for a front axle joint?
Durability, as far as long-lasting, yes, but as for strength....
What I mean is, if you go with the strongest and best, when you do something that will cause carnage, will a super strong u-joint not just cause something more expensive to grenade instead?
As long as it doesn't tear the yokes to pieces (which, I suppose, it often does), I'd sooner the u-joint break than anything else.
When a u joint goes it often takes axle shafts with it, if you have a locker it can eat that also. if your running stock shafts go with the spicer's Jerry recommended. If you have alloy shafts go with ctm's or one of the expensive aftermarket ones.
nope, but i wouldnt bother putting anything in there but spicers. even if the u joint has a lifetime warranty they arent going to replace shafts when the u joint fails.
ok, thats fine. It was originally used the dana 44's back in the day. I agree it is what it is, and i wish they would have made rubi 44 beefier end to end, instead of just the center.
FWIW, i dont read quadratec catalogs, i got past that crap about 8 years ago. Now i know what i want, not what "looks" cool in the catalogs.
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