EDIT: I lied. Just looked back I’m closer to 10k miles.
His was largely a rhetorical question, there isn't another... at least that is well known.
And my response was because I really wasn’t sure. But good to know! Thanks.
It’s a contributor to joint stress and can lead to breakage. As we all know, many things can contribute, conditions depending.
Not really, with as much as good ideas get copied, you never know.
My theory is they screwed up the outer nut torque value which doesn't suck the flange on the bell in tight enough against the back of the unit bearing. Without that, the stub shaft gets subjected to much higher loads than even the stock stub shaft. At 175, the stock stub never twists off and it is a lower strength alloy. At the RCV 125, the friction level is much lower, flange rotates, stub twists off.
Although small and having a low impact for most of us rec wheelers, any disruption caused by u-joint/wheel chop will echo and travel through the entire front suspension, axle (straight axle), and steering wheel.
Depends. Most popular stuff is the Spidertrax 1480 “sized,” joints and 45 spline stubs which are good for 50 degrees.
And how is the wheel chop on these most popular shafts with u joints? Do you see what I'm getting at?Depends. Most popular stuff is the Spidertrax 1480 “sized,” joints and 45 spline stubs which are good for 50 degrees.
Now, more teams are running the Spidertrax prototype 1550 sized joints and 45 splined stubs with 55 degrees of steering angle.
Spidertrax 1480 vs 1550
Edit: The joints run needle bearings
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