2025 AWD Hybrid CV joints failing?

[Frenchy]

Last year when I bought my 2025 and I asked questions about lifting it, I got all these horror stories about the CV joints failing.
What is new on the 2025?
Is this still true or did the new CV joints solved the issue?
Thank you

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[Andrew-25Mav]

Last year when I bought my 2025 and I asked questions about lifting it, I got all these horror stories about the CV joints failing.
What is new on the 2025?
Is this still true or did the new CV joints solved the issue?
Thank you

I also have a MY 2025, Hybrid AWD 4KTOW. I think this is one of those time will tell issues if the new drive shafts have less issues.

 

[Johnnycrouch]

I think Ford spent billions developing and designing an amazing truck. I understand wanting to modify it. But Ford should know best. Any modifications will be detrimental to the original design and functionality of the vehicle. It’s a risk some are willing to take. But don’t get angry when parts fail because they are asked to do more than they were designed to do. Like getting 750 HP out of a motor then complaining when it blows before the warranty.

 

[710-oil-614]

I think Ford spent billions developing and designing an amazing truck. I understand wanting to modify it. But Ford should know best. Any modifications will be detrimental to the original design and functionality of the vehicle. It’s a risk some are willing to take. But don’t get angry when parts fail because they are asked to do more than they were designed to do. Like getting 750 HP out of a motor then complaining when it blows before the warranty.

Ford did not spend billions on the Mavericks development.

 

[710-oil-614]

The new CV axles have seemingly solved the issue for unmodified vehicles. Lifting a unibody Maverick is going to cause premature CV axle failure regardless of the new part#.

 

[LoboMike]

Lifting a unibody Maverick is going to cause premature CV axle failure regardless of the new part#.

What about lowering?

 

[710-oil-614]

What about lowering?

Changing the geometry of the suspension at all causing additional stress on the CV axles in ways it wasn’t made to handle and will cause premature wear.

 

[LoboMike]

Changing the geometry of the suspension at all causing additional stress on the CV axles in ways it wasn’t made to handle and will cause premature wear.

So are you saying that the Lobo, which comes factory lowered, has different CV axles or more likely there is some tolerance to geometry change?

 

[Frenchy]

The new CV axles have seemingly solved the issue for unmodified vehicles. Lifting a unibody Maverick is going to cause premature CV axle failure regardless of the new part#.

Thank you all. My wife and I enjoy driving on unpaved/unimproved/gravel roads,.
I replaced the tires.
I just ordered the skid plates, still I would like to increase the ground clearance

 

[Chops]

Changing the geometry of the suspension at all causing additional stress on the CV axles in ways it wasn’t made to handle and will cause premature wear.

The Lobo is factory lowered & the Tremor is factory lifted. Do CV failures happen most often in Lowered, Normal, Lifted I wonder?

 

[HeyBales]

And we know the Tremor had specific axles, that EB's could swap to.

But are the current hopefully upgraded axles that same Tremor part, or still different?

Are the Lobo's a different part?

Of course - hybrid out of both of those options, and only dealing with the newer version.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Last year when I bought my 2025 and I asked questions about lifting it, I got all these horror stories about the CV joints failing.
What is new on the 2025?
Is this still true or did the new CV joints solved the issue?
Thank you

Bert,
Here's a picture of the front axle of
my factory stock 23 Maverick hybrid XLT.
As you can tell it is already at a slight up angle. As a Layman, I would expect any lift to the body of the truck would increase this angle. That all said, I don't know if CV joints work their best when they're at an angle VS being straight or how much extra wear happens when the angle is increased.

You may want to take a look at how much of an angle your axles are already at on level ground.

 

[Escapologist]

The toothed drive splines, like gears but 1:1 inside the joint engage on a curve, I would say radius, but they are meant to be on a parabola I think. Anyway, less metal at either end, more metal in the middle is the situation, you're putting more force on less area at higher angles either way. Either wears it rapidly or at the extremes, might break teeth off under power. Bearing in mind the steering angle also contributes to total joint angle. Now this might never happen on pavement, however, if you are lifted, got a wheel stuck in a deep hole which you have to crank the wheel over to come out of, and then give it ALLLL the gas, that's about worst case scenario. So while it's not lifting it per se that is gonna be a problem, it's what you're likely to do when you've lifted it, in combo with the fact that it's lifted.

 

[710-oil-614]

So are you saying that the Lobo, which comes factory lowered, has different CV axles or more likely there is some tolerance to geometry change?

I don't know for sure if the Lobo has the Tremor CVs or not - I am guess no but they might.

The Lobo and Tremor both have very mild changes though and I would say that using the same parts they would have additional stress but to your point is probably within the parts specified tolerances and you shouldn't see increased failure rates.

 

[HeyBales]

Bert,
Here's a picture of the front axle of
my factory stock 23 Maverick hybrid XLT.
As you can tell it is already at a slight up angle. As a Layman, I would expect any lift to the body of the truck would increase this angle. That all said, I don't know if CV joints work their best when they're at an angle versus being straight or how much extra wear happens when the angle is increased.

You may want to take a look at how much of an angle your axles are already at.

Ok - appears you have good weather for pictures?
I do hope not crawling around.
I'd hate to see a post about "I'm trapped and I can't get up!"

I'm curious what the angle looks like on a typical residential speed corner, as a compare?
That way don't even have to get on the ground!
I can't recall ever noting how much I turn the wheel for that type of corner - watching traffic too distracting I guess.

Obviously turns aren't normally the brunt of a driver's axle turning time, but for some sure could be a higher %.

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