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 jigga
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 03:54 PM |
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Empi Cv's.. horrble?
What are empi cv's like? I know they are cheap and that Lobro and better. But how bad are they? A well known vw shop recommended them.. thinking
spending the extra may be worth it. I would be interested to hear others peoples opinions on this..
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 04:09 PM |
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Is the car standard or modified ?
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 04:13 PM |
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I'm interested on this one.
Some of the guy's in the States have poo pood them for heavy off road use.
The price is so good I've recently bought a set of 930's to test out thoroughly......we'll see.
The finish is better than Lobro IMO, but yet to see if the are strong and wear resistant.
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 04:26 PM |
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what do you mean 'better' than lobro? I've had a set of lobro bus CVs on mine for a few years of regular use behind a subaru and engine and
they've been the most reliable part of the trans.
re the shop, are they willing to give you some sort of guarantee for 6 months or something?
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jigga
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 04:46 PM |
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i for reasons i cant explain have ordered these https://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-211-501-331-B
I have a buggy which will see some off road work. It is on a type three chassis. I thought that the beetle and type three cvs were the same. cip1
tell me they wont fit the type three.. thoughts?
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 06:33 PM |
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CIP are right, those are type 2 CV's, you'll need to change or modify the drive flanges on the tranny and axles to bus.
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| posted on September 4th, 2010 at 08:56 PM |
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posted by jigga
What are empi cv's like? I know they are cheap and that Lobro and better. But how bad are they? A well known vw shop recommended them.. thinking
spending the extra may be worth it. I would be interested to hear others peoples opinions on this..
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Lobro were original equipment...
used with lithium based moly grease will give you years of service..
Lee
pS empi haven't gotten a good name...
where were they made?? Lee
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