430-11A alternatives?

  • #1

    430-11A alternatives?

    Having just blown out both brand new 430-11A U-joints tonight on the way home from work does anybody have a better alternative??

    I'm going to call around about having a custom driveshaft built tomorrow, but I'd really like to find something cheaper for the short term.
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  • #2
    I was curious how many miles you put on those joints…I was going to purchase one to fix a clunk that has developed recently.
  • #3
    Under 400 on my 86 turbo.

    I just put them on Sunday to replace an original factory set.

    This isn't my first set I've blown. Last year I blew a one in a parking garage so I was lucky and found somebody parting out a car here at that time and snagged a whole driveshaft from them which I wore out doing 150+ miles a day on the daily driver.
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  • #4
    disappointing…inferior product[Rockford] or is your yoke egging out and excessive clearance, perhaps??
  • #5
    I hate to say it, but I don't think the u-joints are your problem, or at least not the cause… I'd be checking your trans mount, engine mounts, subframe bushings and diff mount very thoroughly

    I suspect you're putting too much stress on them at awkward angles, which then leads to failure after so many instances
  • #6
    Originally posted by G-E
    I hate to say it, but I don't think the u-joints are your problem, or at least not the cause… I'd be checking your trans mount, engine mounts, subframe bushings and diff mount very thoroughly

    I suspect you're putting too much stress on them at awkward angles, which then leads to failure after so many instances
    I agree, with mine anyway…I just upgraded to poly rear cross member bushings, filled diff mount[windowweld] and new center driveshaft support bushing[200sx] and now the u joint started clinking....it aint happy with returning parts to the correct positioning, I suppose.
  • #7
    I've found the trans mount is the most overlooked one of the lot, and the one that allows the trans to flop around like a dying fish