Drive shafts on 2dr
03-11-2011, 01:05 PM
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So, now that the newbie-whipping is done:
There are a lot of variables in the need for new driveshafts, and no one can give you a definite answer.
Actual lift height
Shock length
Connected or disconnected
On-road only, or max flex in the rocks
Auto or manual
2door or 4door
And the great equalizer --> Luck
With 2.5" coils, you should probably expect 3" actual. You have a manual, so the big boot on the front shaft will be ok. You have a 2door, so the rear shaft is short, and it will have steep angles. Keep an eye on the joint at the tcase end, as it will likely be the first to go. Depending on all of the other variables, expect the joint at the tcase end of the front shaft to go next. Also, and again depending on lift height and variables, the front shaft on manuals has been known to contact the exhaust, so keep an eye on that too.
And then you need to be aware of the pinion angles on the aftermarket double cardans that you replace the stock shafts with. They need different angles, so you will want adjustable control arms for each new shaft.
And up front, you will want to lower the pinion to have a decent caster number, but you will also want to raise the pinion to have a decent angle on the driveshaft. Fun stuff, huh!!!
There are a lot of variables in the need for new driveshafts, and no one can give you a definite answer.
Actual lift height
Shock length
Connected or disconnected
On-road only, or max flex in the rocks
Auto or manual
2door or 4door
And the great equalizer --> Luck
With 2.5" coils, you should probably expect 3" actual. You have a manual, so the big boot on the front shaft will be ok. You have a 2door, so the rear shaft is short, and it will have steep angles. Keep an eye on the joint at the tcase end, as it will likely be the first to go. Depending on all of the other variables, expect the joint at the tcase end of the front shaft to go next. Also, and again depending on lift height and variables, the front shaft on manuals has been known to contact the exhaust, so keep an eye on that too.
And then you need to be aware of the pinion angles on the aftermarket double cardans that you replace the stock shafts with. They need different angles, so you will want adjustable control arms for each new shaft.
And up front, you will want to lower the pinion to have a decent caster number, but you will also want to raise the pinion to have a decent angle on the driveshaft. Fun stuff, huh!!!
03-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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money money money thats what youll need and no wife. and if you got one now(wife)
lift your car/ jeep and you wont have to worry about her for long. that is the drive shafts and the wife
lift your car/ jeep and you wont have to worry about her for long. that is the drive shafts and the wife