Well that didn't take long. Don't know why the cv shaft went but I guess it was that time. First shaft I've had go out on me. Kind of sucks since I can't get a new one until wednesday afternoon but oh well.





Always wanted to climb this hill but never had the height because you go up then down in a rut then back up so I'm going to do it



then pop, dammit


I was just crawling up like a champ, wondering if the cv over extended. Not sure

 

Sucks about the CV. Did you have those spacers on the end of the shaft that you're supposed to use with the RCD?

 

no, more info on that please, where can I get them

 

Well that sucks.

They're little washer type things that slide over the cv end shaft before you put it through the hub to draw them in a little bit.

Where are Matt's?

 

The RCD part # is 20-833765. You might be able to get them from RCD still. They keep the CV from overextending since the RCD knuckle is slightly wider than stock. Thats the reason I had those extended CV shafts on mine. I never used the spacers I had till I put them on Koyns truck this weekend.

Heres the RCD install manual where you can see the part number for the axle spacer, I'm sure its in the instructions somewhere where you're supposed to install it, but I didn't see it.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ers-specs.html


If you can't get the spacers I still have my extended CVs I could hook you up with.

 

who knows where matts are haha, I guess I could get a couple big washers and try that. How thick are they

 

They're at least a quarter of an inch thick.

 

Truck looks great I want your bumper

 

you can have it




for the right price

 

nice dude... time for some 35s!!

 

your truck is pure sex. I cant believe I have never seen it.

 

Truck looks good! How thick is that front skid? How is it holding up?

 

skid plate is 3/16 and my truck would break before that skid plate would. I could slam it with a sledge hammer with no damage haha

 

Spacers? Wtf?? Maybe thats why i over extended like 4 CV shafts.

I never had spacers, idk if Krawltex didn't put them in or they didn't come in the kit. *******.


You shouldn't need a new CV shaft right away, you could put a new boot on it.

 

fkcu it, I already got a new one, so no biggie. I need to either get some spacers or figure out if I can just get the right size washer or something for my spares. Cause I'm getting Ryans extended cv's

 

I think I read somewhere you can't use the spacers with PVH hubs or CVs because of that snap ring. If thats the case though, it was a pretty stupid design flaw on RCD's part. They obviously knew about the problem since they took the time to include the spacers in the kit.

 

I have those spacers. I have been using them for almost as long as I have had my superlift. I did break a CV but that was trying to pull a suburban out of a snow bank in reverse, not a good idea lol.

 

so do you guys think I could just get some washers that are the right size and make that work or are these spacers a special machined product

 

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use some big washers. As long as they're .25" thick they should work fine. the spacer itself is basically a thick washer.

 

yeaaaa.. probably the PVH ****. but krawltex could have still given the extra pieces to me.. just like they only gave me 1 spanner wrench.

I wish there was another offroad fab shop in Austin..

 

So this is a problem with the Superlift too? Superlift's don't come with spacers like the RCD kit did.

 

I've never heard of this being a problem with the superlift.

 

If anyone is wondering RCD still has the spacers, I just ordered a set today, they are 20 bucks a piece

 

why are your fog lights pointed down??

 

to fit in the garage