DanNEBTD

Im looking to get 35's on my 2 Door with a 3" coil lift. I have been reading that its necessary to get a longer driveshaft to compensate for the higher angle because its a 2Dr. How important is this? . .is it one of those things ill only need if im 100% hardcore and @ full flex or will the weekend offroader like myself be fine.

Please keep in mind I live in south florida where hills and rocks are near non-existent. most of the time its mudpits and mild trails for me . . ill probably never need to disconnect unless I want some good pics and actually try for it

Thanks for the help

acewrangler

On my 2007 2 door with 35's, I did NOT replace the drive shafts and have had the jeep at all types of angles with no problems.... This is 2 years plus.. That's with a 3 or so inch BDS suspension lift.

On my 2007 4 door I just did up, I replaced the drive shafts doing a 6.5" long arm...

I had no issue running stock driveshafts on the 2 door and it runs great on an offroad.

acewrangler

to clarify also if it matters.. I do have the automatic in the 2 door with the stock shafts on 35's... Also stock rubi gears.

The 4 door is manual with 37's...

DanNEBTD

err, this is my DD and i normally dont have $$ to spend on new shafts att a moments notice :p

duneslider

Any flexing will tear the boot on the front drive shaft when it rubs the oil pan.

Talking with a teraflex guy they have said some 2dr jks get some drive line vibes with a 2.5" lift. So, you might need a new rear drive shaft and if you never flex it the front boot won't get torn and should last you a long time. Once the boot tears start saving for the new front shaft. Some guys don't get any vibes with the 3-4 lifts but it would be better to plan for the cost just in case.

FlameRed

I put a TF 3" system on 2 weeks ago. Since the lift I did some hard wheeling (Swamp Lake Trail) and I tore my boot. It appears it was hitting on the TC skid plate. So I'm in the market now for a new front DS and maybe a better skid.

I took it out for some easy wheeling yesterday and at full front axle drop the ds is rubbing.

mkjeep

Personally, I'd get one BEFORE I had probs with something that has a really good chance of failing. Nothing ruins your day like a driveshaft bouncing around underneath your jeep at 60mph tearing up crap.

DanNEBTD

so is it possible and/or would it be a bad idea to buy some unlimited shafts from a member who upgraded theirs?

Thanks for the help guys . .sort of thinking of just getting a smaller lift and 33's again . . . I originally wanted 33's but everybody said if your thinking of 35's just get them. I think 33's would let me take a little more time upgrading things like this without worrying as much.

mkjeep

You could run 35's with a BB and be good on dshafts.

DanNEBTD

BB's just dont seem right to me . . . i feel like ill loose too much ride quality . . . Im thinking 2.5 coil lift w/33's . . maybe 305's to call it a happy medium. . .