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Cryo Treating Chromo's?

Hossbaby50

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I just bought a set of Yukon Chromo's for my 10bolt with Spicer 760x ujoints. I was going to have the ujoints cryoed but then my buddy said why not cryo the whole setup axles & ujoints. A friend of a friend gets cryoing done for $1/lb so $50 roughly would get them cryoed.

Is there any reason not to cryo a set of Yukons & 760?

Harley
 
Hossbaby50 said:
I just bought a set of Yukon Chromo's for my 10bolt with Spicer 760x ujoints. I was going to have the ujoints cryoed but then my buddy said why not cryo the whole setup axles & ujoints. A friend of a friend gets cryoing done for $1/lb so $50 roughly would get them cryoed.

Is there any reason not to cryo a set of Yukons & 760?

Harley
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I am ready for the bashing.:o

What do you mean "Cryo"?:confused:
 
Published in Turbo Magazine. April 2004

Cryogenic treatment, the treatment of metals at cryogenic temperatures of 300 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, has been around for many years.

To some, it's elusive and indefinable. To others, it's a godsend, a must-do modification that's key to success. This widely varying opinion has to do with the proprietary nature of the cryogenic process. How the treatment is applied plays an important role in its effectiveness, which companies don't want out in the open.

Cryogenic temperature treatments close the grain structure, re-align molecules and relieve stress on the parts. This produces stronger, more abrasion-resistant parts that should perform better and last longer.
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Thats what hes talking about .
 
cryogenically freezing. It is supposed to relieve stresses in metal & make the atoms or molecules more uniform in the metal therefore making them stronger & more durable.

Harley
 
What does actual testing say about the treatment? The supposed benefits are given, but I've seen some other information in print that the actual benefits don't seem to be as much as the hype says when in actual use.

Not saying I know one way or the other, and for the cost, I guess it can't hurt. (much:))
 
I would say go for it. I know that in the oil patch anything we send downhole has been cryoed for strength reasons. If the multi-billion dollar oil companies are doing it on their equipment then you know it has some serious benefits. I have been thinking about doing my r&p as well.
 
Harley,

If you decide to do it let me know, I will send both sets of my Cromos with yours and we can do it together.

Rob
 
I don't know. While I know that the mfg's likely did the least spendy HT they could, they also had some minimum strength requirement. If you don't know that spec then you can't tell the cryo company what you want out of the parts strength-wise and ductility-wise. Could find that you've actually made them more brittle instead of just stronger.
HT of metals is not all science and it's best to know what you need or you can easily end up with what you didn't want.
 
We have a 644b John Deere front end loader back home that we cryo'd the rotating assembly in the motor when we rebuilt it. The guys from the city garage there swear by it. They do mostly the brake rotors and drums. said that it tripled the life of those parts.
Guy that did it said that he cryo'd axle shafts and R&P's for some local drag racers and it dropped their breakage by 50%.
 
Harley, did you get the chance to cryo-freeze your axle shafts and u-joints?

Heck, for around $50, I'd send mine out just for the hell of it....

I may be able to get my hands on some chromos & ujoints before Moab, I gotta talk with Kyle at Desert Rat for a deal.
 
cryogenics! its where you freeze your body in the efforts to me thawed in 50 years and still be ticking. OR its just freezing your shafts to allign the molecules together in a more rigid configuration.
 
The thread is only 2 pages long. If you really have to ask what it is again maybe you need to review page 1...:wink1:
 
Nope, never got it done. Just put the axles in and ran them. I never got ahold of the guy I know who knows the guy who cryo's and everyone else wants alot more money to do it.

Harley
 
I contacted a couple of cryo treatment joints a few months back, and both of them said that treating the chromoly parts didn't have much effect (affect?) due to the metalurgy of that material. You might want to call a couple of places before you spend some money.
 
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