Regarding the Team Associated Factory Team Steel CVA kits:
Did an install on the front of my Rival and took it back out immediately. Threads on the stub axle were too short to fully engage a wheel nut. A comparison to stock stub axle shows the CVA threads are a full 1/8in (~4mm) shorter. The rear CVA stub axles were equally short.
In fairness to AE, perhaps what I got was an anomaly or the end of an automated run. My MT10 uses P-L Raid wheel assemblies and flanged aluminum locking nuts. Tried backfitting the standard AE MT10 wheel and serrated wheel nut as a comparison. Wheel nut barely engages all threads. Uncomfortably so for me.
Rest of the assembly is top-notch quality as one would expect of a "Factory Team" offering from AE. My Rival is a speed runner build. Thought of a nut backing off and losing a wheel at 60+mph did not rest well with me. For your application it may not be a big thing. Only making you aware of this to check for your application before breaking open the bag and doing a half-day install. Cheers. 'AC'
Did an install on the front of my Rival and took it back out immediately. Threads on the stub axle were too short to fully engage a wheel nut. A comparison to stock stub axle shows the CVA threads are a full 1/8in (~4mm) shorter. The rear CVA stub axles were equally short.
In fairness to AE, perhaps what I got was an anomaly or the end of an automated run. My MT10 uses P-L Raid wheel assemblies and flanged aluminum locking nuts. Tried backfitting the standard AE MT10 wheel and serrated wheel nut as a comparison. Wheel nut barely engages all threads. Uncomfortably so for me.
Rest of the assembly is top-notch quality as one would expect of a "Factory Team" offering from AE. My Rival is a speed runner build. Thought of a nut backing off and losing a wheel at 60+mph did not rest well with me. For your application it may not be a big thing. Only making you aware of this to check for your application before breaking open the bag and doing a half-day install. Cheers. 'AC'