u joints

[freakboy]

Well i need 4 u-joints where can i find them that dont cost 25 ****ing dollars a peice!

 

[porsche930dude]

i get mine from the junk yard off the steering on cars. Imports usually have the best ones right at the bottom of the steering column just look for ones that are easy to get at

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Depends on the use, steering u joints wont hold well for buggy purposes, but if you need it for steering then by all means, get it from a car steering shaft!

 

[freakboy]

alright thanks ok instead of asking this in a new thread. does a lawnmower transmision have two of the exact same miter(spider) gears inside of it? i need to make a right angle gear box and im to cheap to buy new gears or get a right angle gear box.

and i need them for the axles. on my gokart my plans are to put my 20 hp briggs on there and put double a arms on the back.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Your probably best off buying the right thing first, why do you need 4 u joints? 2 should do just fine unless your doing 4wd (which would be KICK ***). Yup, lawmower transaxles normally have 4 of the same gears in the, normally with a splined 3/4 bore, sometimes a splined 1" bore also.

 

[freakboy]

naa i need it for the rear axles it goes a little something like this well its double a arms. _/- like that but obviously it isnt final like that lol. im making a diagram right now things arent really to scale

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Yea i gotcha, never mind, i dont know why i was thinking you only needed 2.
maybe a few CV joints from a small front wheel drive car?

 

[freakboy]

I dont know of any small front wheel drives within a 50 mile radius of our house lol. i do have two cvs from my bros explorer but they are like ohhhhh 25 pounds each no way its gona be able to move them. i think ima use steering ones from one of my freinds wrecked big riggs i think his volvo that went off a bridge would have at least two then hes got another one around somewhere. idk ill have to look