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[spankrjs]

On the set screws, you MUST drill a hole/dimple into the shafts where the set screws go. Mount the Borgeson shaft up, tighten the set screws down. This will mark the shafts. Remove the shaft, then drill a slight "dimple" into the shaft, maybe 1/8 - 3/16 inch deep. Make the holes a slightly larger OD then the set screw. Put red lock tite on the set screws. If you do this, the Borgeson shaft will not come loose. I have 40,000 on/offroad miles on my red Scramblers Borgeson shaft, zero issues.

The Crown stuff is crap. The lower coupling boot will fall apart in less then a year. The other parts might be OK, the boot is crap. IIRC, another company makes a lower coupler boot. I found it on Summit. Not sure if it is any good or not?

 

[Scramblin Man]

I bought a non-crown boot from Rock Auto recently.

 

[tower210]

Thank you. I agree completely. I like the Borgeson, but I like the factory style connections better than the set screw and lock nut style. Is something like the Crown HD shaft any good? Factory style connections but supposed to be heavier duty.

The problem with the factory shaft is the plastic "bone joint" at that bottom (don't know what else to call it). It wasn't tight even when new; just cheap. Anything with (2) u-joints or CV joints should be good; the borgelson is just very high quality and created a bit of a cult following....

 

[BDCCLARK]

Thank you for all the replies. As long as we're at the high end then, what about Borgeson vs Flaming river? Chris