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I did a little bit of homework on this topic this past weekend and here are the findings i came up with. Yes the xmr axles are lareger in diameter then a stock outlander, 4.5mm to be exact, measured with a digital caliper. They are not Gorilla like like many have stated, and clarified already. As far as the cv's i beleive they are the same as a regular outlander. I decided to get some pricing on the the axles themselves and here are a couple of numbers. canadian prices list the stock axles @ 509.00 each i beleive, where as the gorillas are 415.00 U.S, so basically if you and your dealer can come to an agreement after they have failed, you should be able to swap your axles to gorilla virtually for nothing.
Why i wonder they just didnt go ahead with gorilla's to begin with being is the pricing is almost identical is beyond me. Personally i havent broke any myself, but have made arrangements with my local dealer that if they do break that they switch them to gorilla .