Oh, decisions, which front prop? 300tdi

neilly said:

The facts:
90 300tdi R380 gbox. 2" lift QT3 degree arms.
Usage, GL's pay and play , no comps.

So the nominations are.
DA6350 / FRC8386 Hardy Spicer Wide angle
https://www.jgs4x4.co.uk/land-rover...nt-propshaft-wide-angle-hardy-spicer-frc8386/
or
Gwyn Lewis'
https://gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/300tdi-td5-front-wide-angle-prop-shaft-gknhardy-spicer/

Anyone used either , have any issues? or all good news?

Do not need to spend the extra on the super HD ones that Mr Lewis has made. Although nice , very nice do not see the added value for what I need. Although I have seriously thought about it......
Just for the sake of it, this the really nice ones.
https://gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/300tdi-td5-front-wide-angle-hd-prop-shaft-gl-ext-600/

Cheers

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kevstar said:

I have used the DA6530 with no faults or issues,

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neilly said:

Thanks for the reply,
Is that with a lift? @kevstar

Another positive with the DA6350, is it runs the same UJ's as the rear one.

Cheers

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Lionhound said:

I'd go for Gwynn Lewis. Bought the other one and got a Britpart!!
Not happy but got it couple of months back and only found out at weekend when I unwrapped it to fit it.

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zeaphod said:

The Glynn Lewis one does appear to be much better made - the UJ's look far superior to standard ones for a start. If I was off roading regularly I would spend the cash - removing a prop at the side of the road is never fun.

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johnlad said:

Glynn Lewis one is head and shoulders above the other and you get 2 cartridges of grease with them.
Recommend to grease after you’ve off-roaded

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neilly said:

Did yours have the hardy spicer UJ's, is there anything majorly wrong with it you can see?/QUOTE]

It's a greasable joint but not same as previous one. Any idea how to tell for sure without the hassle of removing it. As to defects, seemed a bit stiff (could just have been lying in stock for a while) and welding on prop has couple of holes (might be picky as rest of weld perfect but just not as good as I'd expect)
End of the day does job but not what I'd expected. Happy to be proved wrong.
As an aside get a fair bit from JGS and will continue to do so as service generally good but maybe I read the description wrongly or it was ambiguously worded.

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neilly said:

Did yours have the hardy spicer UJ's, is there anything majorly wrong with it you can see?/QUOTE]

It's a greasable joint but not same as previous one. Any idea how to tell for sure without the hassle of removing it. As to defects, seems a bit stiff but could just have been lying in stock for a while and welding on prop has couple of holes (might be picky as rest of weld perfect but just not as good as I'd expect)
End of the day does job but not what I'd expected. Happy to be proved wrong.
As an aside get a fair bit from JGS and will continue to do so as service generally good but maybe I read the description wrongly or it was ambiguously worded.

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