DIY cv Armour Plates?
08-25-2009, 07:24 PM
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DIY cv Armour Plates?
I searched for about 1 minute, couldnt really find what I was looking for.
I was quading with my friends on the weekend, and thought "i wonderif I could make plates to portect my cv's like on quads"
Pics and info ?
I was quading with my friends on the weekend, and thought "i wonderif I could make plates to portect my cv's like on quads"
Pics and info ?
08-25-2009, 07:26 PM
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????..protect them how?..the lower control arm does a decent job..
i guess you could build something to keep stuff from flying into them from the front and rear?..you could enclose the lower control arm completely...instead of it having a hole in it?
*EDIT* i agree with Matt^^^
i guess you could build something to keep stuff from flying into them from the front and rear?..you could enclose the lower control arm completely...instead of it having a hole in it?
*EDIT* i agree with Matt^^^
08-25-2009, 07:31 PM
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well, where I live we get about 4-8 feet of snow every winter, and you never know whats in the snow.
I have oem skid plates on tank and case, but I can see that my lower a arms will be pushing alot of snow this winter. I have a welder who can, err, well , weld, and my own shop, with a goof 1/2 ton of plate in the bush.
I have oem skid plates on tank and case, but I can see that my lower a arms will be pushing alot of snow this winter. I have a welder who can, err, well , weld, and my own shop, with a goof 1/2 ton of plate in the bush.
08-25-2009, 07:35 PM
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well, where I live we get about 4-8 feet of snow every winter, and you never know whats in the snow.
I have oem skid plates on tank and case, but I can see that my lower a arms will be pushing alot of snow this winter. I have a welder who can, err, well , weld, and my own shop, with a goof 1/2 ton of plate in the bush.
I have oem skid plates on tank and case, but I can see that my lower a arms will be pushing alot of snow this winter. I have a welder who can, err, well , weld, and my own shop, with a goof 1/2 ton of plate in the bush.
08-25-2009, 07:36 PM
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uhhm...well the stock T-case skid plate is a joke in my opinion..as well as the gas tank skid..lol
well anything that would be big enough to hurt your cv's..would be blocked by the other stuff around them..
your talkin about 4ft of snow..im pretty sure you'll have to drive WAY slow..so even then you'd feel something hit before it did any damage really...
the only cv's i've seen ACTUALLY protected on a 4wheeler were arctic cat's..
yet again?..nothing really would hurt them..maybe a small branch?..
well anything that would be big enough to hurt your cv's..would be blocked by the other stuff around them..
your talkin about 4ft of snow..im pretty sure you'll have to drive WAY slow..so even then you'd feel something hit before it did any damage really...
the only cv's i've seen ACTUALLY protected on a 4wheeler were arctic cat's..
yet again?..nothing really would hurt them..maybe a small branch?..
08-25-2009, 07:37 PM
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cv boots dont have covers that i know of..
but the CV JOINT itself has the rubber boot around it..
do you know something i dont??.lmao enlighten me if you do please!
but the CV JOINT itself has the rubber boot around it..
do you know something i dont??.lmao enlighten me if you do please!
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08-25-2009, 07:38 PM
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like this:
But not so checker-platey.
basically just a piece of plate, bent at a 70 or so, just to stop on coming crap frm getting in there. pretty simple and cheap.
But, has anyone done it?
But not so checker-platey.
basically just a piece of plate, bent at a 70 or so, just to stop on coming crap frm getting in there. pretty simple and cheap.
But, has anyone done it?
08-25-2009, 07:41 PM
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[quote=camo31"10.50";51213873]uhhm...well the stock T-case skid plate is a joke in my opinion..as well as the gas tank skid..lol
well anything that would be big enough to hurt your cv's..would be blocked by the other stuff around them..quote]
Ive had boots ripped on my sports cars from rocks being spit up. And these cars were all street.
We're going the wrong direction here. Has anyone put their own plates on a truck before?
(Oh, and Ive seen more AC quads bite the dust in our area than any other brand. They should stick to sleds.)
well anything that would be big enough to hurt your cv's..would be blocked by the other stuff around them..quote]
Ive had boots ripped on my sports cars from rocks being spit up. And these cars were all street.
We're going the wrong direction here. Has anyone put their own plates on a truck before?
(Oh, and Ive seen more AC quads bite the dust in our area than any other brand. They should stick to sleds.)
08-25-2009, 07:41 PM
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Dude... seriously. If you manage to damage a CV Axle on a trail because of hitting something... You got way bigger issues than a bad axle. Spend the time and money on something worth while. Perhaps there's a reason nobody's discussed this before...
08-25-2009, 07:44 PM
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Plow? lmao. You really should spend a winter where I live. And I would also like to point out that in -40, cv boots tend to get, well a little brittle. Every bit helps, especially if its free.
08-25-2009, 08:00 PM
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i say do it its a great idea i have had torn cv boots from driving over old fencing wire and sharps sticks spearing straight into the rubber dont let others put you of the idea
08-25-2009, 08:07 PM
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm neither a dog, nor a kid. I take opinions in stride, but don't get ruffled easily.
08-25-2009, 08:44 PM
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If I had a nickel for every CV boot that got destroyed in -45 degree weather and snow hitting it and causing the boot to tear, I'd be a rich man. I personally think this is a great idea, one that I've pondered before.
