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    Default commodore cv joint strength

    playing with ideas for new axles(rear driveshaft, half shaft, cv shaft, etc) for the bmw, and ive been looking at commodore cv joints), theyre common as, and should be fairly cheap for me.

    i need to get new shafts made up regardless, so i'll most likely go chrome moly or something, but i want some strong cv's aswell. trying to do this once, saves upgrading should i decide to go turbo/bigger motor later on.

    so, how common is it to rip a commodore cv joint to pieces, and what sort of power/torque is your car pushing to do it, and what were you doing at the time(burnouts, drag, track, etc)

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    I only know of one or two cars that have done it. One being geoff's blown vs clubby. More common for the boots to break on them.

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    My car and a few others are pushing well over 450hp at the rears no worries at all.
    Torque 800nm on mine and some guys are pushing 1200nm no worries.

    It takes Nos and big HP on the track with sticky tyres to break them.

    V6 and V8 ones are same, just go to wreckers and buy second hand ones, thats what most guys do.
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