nope, different axles.  i believe the fronts are longer, and have a
different inner CV.  not sure, though about the CV.

bill

On Monday, August 19, 2002, at 01:48 PM, Clive Smith wrote:

> Are the rear CV's and axles same on Syncros as 2WD's?
> And where are you getting those 4 axle kits at that price?
>
> Clive
> '88 Syncro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim Brennan" <KimBrennan@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
>
>
>> In a message dated 8/19/02 3:37:48 PM, mtblackburn@QWEST.NET writes:
>>
>>> My question is with this high a mileage, no service ever been done,
> noise,
>>> general hassle...
>>
>> The interesting thing about CV's is that mileage is no guarantee of
>> wear.
>> Basicly, they are good or they are bad. Bad is usually caused by lack
>> of
>> grease caused a torn boot. On my other VW's we used to take junk yard
>> CV
>> joints because they were guaranteed for almost as long as new ones at
>> a
>> fraction of the cost.
>>
>> The CV's on my Westy have 225K miles. The boots tore, but the joints
>> are
>> still good as they were serviced before all sorts of abrasive crud got
> into
>> the joint.
>