Thompson Coupling - CV Replacement?

Thalass · Post by **Thalass** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:23 pm

Hey guys, I saw this on the New Inventors a few months ago, I think, and was just passed this link to the guy's new company trying to sell these things.

They're supposed to be a new, better, way to transfer rotating power in a flexible joint. They claim that it's more efficient, and able to bend further and retain that efficiency at higher angles.

So I thought it could be a good CV replacement for a lifted suby - I've been told that regular CVs tend to wear out quicker on a lifted car.

Anyway, looks like a decent idea - and it's all australian.

http://cvcoupling.com/

What do you guys think?

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:28 pm

hi guys

i saw this aswell sent em an email trying to find out if they make em to replace cvs . but no answer.
bugger realy if they saf as much power as the vid showes they should save fuei and stress just to name a few

dibs

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:35 pm

that is great! i love the idea hes on the money for sure.

eden · Post by **eden** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:36 pm

yeah thought about this aswell. would work great in hi lifted subies.

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:39 pm

i was shocked at how quick a uni pulled up the wheel and how much it pulled it round
i think there hp to size might stop it on cvs
dibs

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:07 pm

of course Subaru body lift kits don't actually change the CV angle (hardly at all)...most people break them simply from the extra mechacnical pain driving offroad brings to the car, lifting spinning wheels off the ground when rock crawling etc.
The CV angle gets changed when people start putting in taller springs, taller struts, modifying the body lift to bring the diff up higher etc.
Looks like a great product but no doubt not mass produced yet, most likely hellishly expensive....but if you could get your hands on some I bet a local CV joint place could adapt them to existing stub axels and driveshafts. Some places to pretty good custom work mixing and matching CV joints from different models etc. I've heard of people using Porsche joints in Subarus.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:16 pm

would be great but yes i bet very expensive

my mate told me ages ago of some guy using some custom uni joints together as a shaft in his hilux i think it was. sounded like a good idea- these guys have actually gone and done it properly.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:55 pm

Sounds like a great alternative to the CV - no boots to tear! Looks oober expensive though...

I'd love to have one just to look at - it seems real impressive but I'd like to "get my head around it" as the photos don't seem to do it justice.

Bennie

twilightprotege · Post by **twilightprotege** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:37 pm

i remember seeing that on the new inventors. first thing i thought of was if that was the size of an existing CV, i wouldnt imagine it to be overly strong - small metal parts and loads of torque doesnt equate to me...