RoverTracks

Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: BrisVegas

Just a heads up to anyone thinking of buying from RoverTracks in the U.S. www.rovertracks.com ........

DO IT!!! armsup

I can't praise the service and advice that I got from Keith at RoverTracks enough. He returned all of my many emails within a day or two and he even called me to discuss what products I wanted. As far as I am concerned, he went well out of his way to help me and all I was going to order was about $300 - 400 worth of stuff.

In the end I bought out half his stock Twisted Evil

- Front and rear axels, CVs, drive flanges, and steering relocation kit. All of this (with freight) was about the same as just front and rear axels from an Oz source.

He also said that his new RoverTracks axels for 24 spline diffs are ready for release in the next few weeks. Apparently they will be a new design and stronger than the previous ones that were forced into a very, very premature retirement.

I will let you all know how these axels perform in my Rangie when it is all put together.

Micka.

Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Perth, WA

I agree, Keith is a GREAT bloke, and his prices are very hard to beat!

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

what about the new cromo cv's?

Serg

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

uninformed wrote:

what about the new cromo cv's?

Serg

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Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: BrisVegas

I was told that they will be Rover spline at the diff end of the axel, then 30 spline at the CV end mating to a 30 spline CV with Rover or 30 splines for the drive flange.

Some super heavy shiznit for the Rover boys.

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

hmmmmm

not so great. if they are 24/30 they will still only be as strong as 24 spline, which i dont mind.... but wont be able to run them with my MD locker....

oh well R606665 it is

Serg

Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Perth, WA

uninformed wrote:

hmmmmm

not so great. if they are 24/30 they will still only be as strong as 24 spline, which i dont mind.... but wont be able to run them with my MD locker....

oh well R606665 it is

Serg

Serg - not necessarily the case - if Keith can make some custom axles for you with the Maxi locking dog splines - worth asking him.

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

yeah could be done i guess, but i would probably have to supply him with axles to copy, and being custom $ would start to climb...

if he can build a cv with different stub shafts i would have though it to be in his interest to do a rover imput spline as well, there is alot of rigs out there that already have aftermarket axles and are looking fo a good cv.

Serg

Joined: 05 Oct 2004 Location: Italy

Custom axles are much easier to get done compared to CVs...
I guess Keith would be more than happy to offer a wider range of them,
but considering all the effort he's putting into the rebirth of the Longtracks I think another style of CV would be a totally different story...
You know CV manufacturers are bad beasts to deal with Rolling Eyes

In the end there a new and improved product will be available again and this will make most of Rover owners happy Wink

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

Michele wrote:

Custom axles are much easier to get done compared to CVs...
I guess Keith would be more than happy to offer a wider range of them,
but considering all the effort he's putting into the rebirth of the Longtracks I think another style of CV would be a totally different story...
You know CV manufacturers are bad beasts to deal with Rolling Eyes

In the end there a new and improved product will be available again and this will make most of Rover owners happy Wink

yes axles are easier to make than cv's...... no arguement here.

but as i have stated, alot of people already have good aftermarket axles and dont want to spend dollars replacing them. there is no advantage, in my mind having 30 spline cv, when you have 24 at the diff end!

i could understand if it was a whole 30 spline up grade, side gears, cv input and drive flange......

remember to make a 23spline imput cv all they have to do is broach the star differently, now thats even more simple than building an axle!

Serg

Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Central West NSW

I wonder if there were other factors that led to the use of 30 spline. Commonality with the Long 30/30 sounds like the most obvious. At least with this setup, when they break they wont take out the CV, where an axle is a lot cheaper to replace. Not that it affects me, but you have a good point Serg.

Re the MD axles, the dog just slides on an extension of the 24 spline - at least with my axle (which I dont run MD on). Its probably very easy to include - assuming that Keith has control over that.

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

im sure Kieth would be very helpfull and sort out what is needed.

but as i have new MD axles, im not going to get RT, or longfield cv's.

regarding RT, if my axles are made from Hytuf and waisted, why would i go backwards and get new ones made from 4340 and not waisted?

if Keith can get cv's made, one option would be to get a stubless cv made (like the R606665) but with 30 spline output(female) then all he would need is 2 different stars one 30 and one 23.

by making one cv like this you can cover all aplications for all drop in rover stuff and 30 spline upgrade, just by making different stub shafts.... 1 cv, 2 stars and this would keep costs down.

if i was getting cv's made i would not make the balls smaller than OEM, just increase the bell dia as much as posible. make the bell out of hytuf or 300m and look at getting the star and cage made of atleast these or better.

balls are just balls, dont need to be too special.

Serg

Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Central West NSW

Are the Rovertracks axles 4340 and not waisted?

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

i believe they are, i looked back over a old post. couldnt find anything to tell me other wise.

just checked there website, looks like 4340 to me, and the picture of the rear axle upgrade looks like a non waisted axle...

im happy to be corrected if im wrong.

Serg

Joined: 05 Oct 2004 Location: Italy

Yup,they're not waisted.

Did you try asking Keith a ballpark price for some custom stuff?
It could be not as bad as it might sound!

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

no i did not. i have 4 brand new longfield30/30 sitting on a shelf here. not going to use them either.

i was looking for something more drop in. This is a daily driver and i cant be waiting for custom stuff to be made if it breaks, or i have to get double of everything so i have spares...........

Serg