CRW Upgraded axle cages

Anyone bought CRW (Chico Race Works) upgraded axle cage kit for an SW20? I purchased a set in November 2014 and have just got around to opening the package to install. They look identical to the cages already in my car.
 
Also the ages in the purchased kit are decidedly second hand to the point of even having old pieces of gasket adhered to them.  Also some quite heavy hammer marks on the cages which appears to have happened when the cages were assembled. Various websites selling tyhese kits make no mention of them being second hand.
 
Anyone had similar experience or have installed these kits?

I grabbed a whole upgrade which included the cage, bearings and outer housing. All looked pretty new to me. (This was the the inner CV's).
 
I agree, they do look pretty identical to the standard CV's, so they must be a different alloy to give them the strength. Mine certainly didn't have any gaskets half attached to them.
 
Cheers.

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I grabbed a whole upgrade which included the cage, bearings and outer housing. All looked pretty new to me. (This was the the inner CV's).
 
I agree, they do look pretty identical to the standard CV's, so they must be a different alloy to give them the strength. Mine certainly didn't have any gaskets half attached to them.
 
Cheers.

Yes. I got the whole package too. Sourced direct from Chico Race Works in the USA. As well as pieces of gasket there were some quite hefty "hammer" marks that looked they may have been applied when assembling the cages. These are definitely second hand or "remanufactured" as I will probably be told from the supplier

Well a few friends of mine ordered the ats & had problems with fitment. Ended up having them sent back for replacement.

Can DeltaV or someone make local quality versions.

I'm curious to know what didn't quite fit. The CRW ones I had fit perfectly as a kit, I just wish I got a bit more grease with it.

Kameleon and I bought a pair of the CRW HD Axle kits.
 
My mechanic didn't complain about the installation and they didn't break with 320KW so they are all good as far as i'm concerned :)
 
We bought ours in June 2008 tho so maybe the design or components have changed? From memory ours looked like a full drop in replacement joint which my mechanics driveshaft guy thought looked like a Porsche part??? 

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I'm curious to know what didn't quite fit. The CRW ones I had fit perfectly as a kit, I just wish I got a bit more grease with it.

No problems with fitment. Just that they appeared second hand with pieces of old gasket stuck to them

As mentioned in my own build thread, I also ordered some CRW heavy duty inner CV joints very recently. I wasn't sure if I would ever bother, but a broken CV joint can cause serious damage to other things (eg. transmission case) as it flops around. Also, I now have a torn CV boot anyway so this is a good chance to combine the labour cost. I'll post an update when I receive the CRW kit in the next few days. 
 
Something else that may be of interest...I just found this thread on MR2OC which compares the ATS and CRW upgraded CV joints:
http://www.mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=464887
In that thread, ATS and CRW both replied directly with their own comments. 
 
ATS said this (quote):
"The ATS [joints] are custom made from chrome moly steel and are dramatically stronger. I'm not going to bad mouth CRW. CRW are cheaper and they are a good joint. ATS are more expensive and they are the strongest you can buy."
 
CRW said this (quote):
"ATS went the route of having a chromoly inner race made to accomodate the larger chromoly race needed to hold the power. they did a great job doing so. we found a different approach to making stronger CV joints somewhat by accident. in the end were able to get a more complete package to the end user for a competitive price. i have customers ask all the time which is better... CRW or ATS and the answer is both are great. both sets of CV joint upgrades have their pros and cons but at the end of the day the customer can't go wrong either way they choose."
 
NOTE: Both the CRW and ATS CV joints have thicker cages, which is the most important thing, and the reason why both solutions are stronger than stock.