Should I stick with the CV joints or change them to U Joints?|||A Constant Velocity Joint allows the in and out travel of the half shaft of your independent suspension
It has a 6 sided bearing and races (so to speak) inside the boot which should be well lubricated.
This allows more torque to be applied through the axles (half shafts).
U-Joints are not protected enough, have a know lubrication problem and while only having 4 pivot points would not stand up to the constant vibration and bouncing the suspension takes, thus having the floating race of a CV joint is far superior|||CV joints are stronger than U joints stay with the CV joints.|||If you are going to use your Jeep as a Jeep, and not a family truckster, I would definitely recommend getting rid of the CV%26#039;s. Your ride will be somewhat rougher on the highway, simply from the design differences, but you will appreciate the heavy duty-ness, and piece of mind, once you hit the trail. I did this swap on my %26#039;94 GCL 4 years ago, and haven%26#039;t had a bit of trouble out of them, with tire wear, or being damaged off road. With the help of a buddy, I completed this project in about 3 hours %26quot;jack-up to jack-down%26quot;.
