Stock CV Joint Angle of Degree Articulation, Is More Better for a Stock Axle? Options

[914Sixer]

I went over to Blind Chicken Racing and looked up CV Joints 101. The 914 CV is a slightly modified Type 1 joint. Type 1 shows to have 12 degrees of articulation. Going to update to 911SC rear stubs and hubs requiring 100mm CV joints. Type 4, Thing 181, 924/944 are all 100mm with 22 degrees of travel. VW Bus and Vanagan are 100mm too but with 17 degrees of travel.

Bus CV joints are about 1/2 the price of 924/944 with 5 degrees more travel than the stock 914. Any reason they would not be more than heavy duty enough for the job?

[Mueller]

Wondering if this is false economy if not using good parts?

Meaning could a GKN/Loebro Type I CV be just as strong as an EMPI* Bus CV?

*EMPI comes up quite a bit when looking at CV joint failures.

[DBCooper]

Wondering if this is false economy if not using good parts?

Meaning could a GKN/Loebro Type I CV be just as strong as an EMPI* Bus CV?

*EMPI comes up quite a bit when looking at CV joint failures.

I think I can answer that. I have bus CV's on one end of the axle and at different times OEM 914/T1/Lobro replacements on the other. The bus ends don't break, I've only broken the OEM 914/T1/Lobro CV ends. The bus CV's are a lot stronger, and you can see why in the photos up above.