blazerhunter
Registered Member
Hey I have a dana 44 front and want to put the CTM u-joints in and was wondering if they just pop in like a regular u-joint or is there modifications needed??? And are they as tough as they say they are
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Anyone have CTM joints
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Silver84k5
1/2 ton status
they are tough as hell, They dont pop in as easy as stock u joints, but i dont think there are any mods you need to do to get them in.. maybe just a little cussing.....
Although buying those joints for a d44 is kinda of like polishing a turd... If your buying them because you dont want to get a 60...
Although buying those joints for a d44 is kinda of like polishing a turd... If your buying them because you dont want to get a 60...
big83chevy4x4
3/4 ton status
they use full circle clips instead of the 2/3 clips, this requires some grinding on the stock shafts to get them to seat. other than that they should no different than standard ujoints.
Silver84k5
1/2 ton status
oh yea heh forgot that part...
i heard they were kinda a bitch to get in there.. A guy on pirate posted some pics of the Ujoint just barely scraping the yoke while trying to get it in there took some Coaxing to get it in...
i heard they were kinda a bitch to get in there.. A guy on pirate posted some pics of the Ujoint just barely scraping the yoke while trying to get it in there took some Coaxing to get it in...
xtrmjoe
1/2 ton status
I think that for the price the longfiels are a better choice for the dana 44. Here is a couple of links to why I bought and like mine.
http://www.longfieldsuperaxles.com/
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=228273
http://www.longfieldsuperaxles.com/
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=228273
blk87K5
1/2 ton status
A longfield joint is just a band-aided and upgraded stock u-joint. Yes it is stronger than stock, but nothing even comparing to a CTM.
The CTM joints have much more material than a 760x cross (which is what you get when you buy a longfield superjoint) and they are also made of much better material. Forgings of the 760 tend to be very unpredictable with a low QC, where was each 300M CTM will be close to exactly the same. You get what you pay for, and with buying the CTM's, you get a helluva lot more joint for your money.
The CTM are also lifetime warrantied due to ANY breakage, try to get longfield to do that for ya.
If you are going to spend the money to upgrade joints, do it once and dont ever worry about it again. I go wheeling to have fun, no to work on my junk. My purchase of CTM's was just one more thing I don't have to worry about on the trail.
The CTM joints have much more material than a 760x cross (which is what you get when you buy a longfield superjoint) and they are also made of much better material. Forgings of the 760 tend to be very unpredictable with a low QC, where was each 300M CTM will be close to exactly the same. You get what you pay for, and with buying the CTM's, you get a helluva lot more joint for your money.
The CTM are also lifetime warrantied due to ANY breakage, try to get longfield to do that for ya.
If you are going to spend the money to upgrade joints, do it once and dont ever worry about it again. I go wheeling to have fun, no to work on my junk. My purchase of CTM's was just one more thing I don't have to worry about on the trail.
readymix
3/4 ton status
that would be a birfield
joez
1/2 ton status
Bobby Long started out making upgraded birfields, and named the birf's and the company "Longfield". He now does U-joints as well.
I have been been mostly impressed with my CTMs so far. I'm running them with Superior chromoly axles in my D60. My opinion is that you should upgrade to Warn axles with CTMs and carry your stock axles for spares. That's pretty much what I've done.
short sub
Registered Member
i agree with the others- putting the ctms in a stock axle shaft would cause the shafts to be the weak link and youd just end up breaking the yokes on the shafts. ive heard nothing but good remarks about ctms- other then their steep price- but i dont think it would be a smart idea to put them in a stock axle shaft.
therobzilla
1/2 ton status
I run CTM's and Superior shafts in my D44. Do a search of CTM/Superior/D44 and you will find an enormous amount of dialog with and about them.
Do not run a CTM with a stock shaft it will blow up shafts quicker than you can replace them. Beside the CTM requires a full clip, and a stock shaft would have to be modifed to accept this.
If you are going tor un CTM's you will need to run an upgraded shaft.
Rob
Do not run a CTM with a stock shaft it will blow up shafts quicker than you can replace them. Beside the CTM requires a full clip, and a stock shaft would have to be modifed to accept this.
If you are going tor un CTM's you will need to run an upgraded shaft.
Rob
xtrmjoe said:
did anyone see the super u joints on that page?
760x ujoint thats gone thru the cryogenic freezing process to make it up to 40% stronger? 80$ a pop. for the people who dont quite need the CTM, but need a little above stock strength. i dont know if i'd pay 4x the price to have a joint be a lil stronger, but its an interesting idea.
