Front Drive Shafts bent. Is it worth it to upgrade?
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JK Junkie
Find a local reputable driveshaft builder and take your jeep to him. Tell him to build you a heavy duty driveline and install it. It will cost you around half the price of one you can buy online and you will not have to install it yourself. This is what i did and it cost me $275 to have one built and installed. You cannot beat that.
Good luck.
Good luck.
That said, will a local shop be able to make something without boots that's thinner than stock?
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JK Junkie
Adam, a local shop in Nassau rebuilt a driveshaft for someone I know. It was in the $200 price range but it still used the rzeppa joint that stinks. As far as I know it failed.
To the OP.. Remove shaft, lift it, then measure from flange to flange and have a custom 1310 built from reel, coast, or Tom woods...
To the OP.. Remove shaft, lift it, then measure from flange to flange and have a custom 1310 built from reel, coast, or Tom woods...
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Adam, I'll speak to Evan tomorrow. He deals with a guy here on LI who builds custom shafts for any application comparable to Tom Woods shafts. I'll get more info...I'm on the hunt for aftermarket shafts as well...
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I picked up Joey's shafts from his stock setup. The front boot is torn, so that shaft is of little use. The rear was fine, EXCEPT, upon further inspection, I noticed that the boot at the CV end is torn! So I basically have two scraps of metal.
But get this: the rear shaft, with the center boot in tact, I can flex the shaft in and out easily. The front shaft with the typically torn boot, I cannot move that shaft in/out at all, even with banging it on the floor and after spraying penetraing oil on it! So I guess this is why shafts cause the T-case to fail... because they get rusty and clogged and don't flex? I've been cleaning and spraying whilte litium grease on my DS's, which both no longer have boots. But after looking at these, I see that I really need to replace my DS's SOON!!!
So, I'm looking for something modestly strong. I run stock 32's and hopefully will get 35's but just for trails. I'm going to run 32's for DD'er use. I drive my JK over 20k/year so I want to keep the small tires for that.
Please call or PM or email me with Evan's prices on the DS's. I recall a local shop that gives ateam members 10 or 15% off as well. I'm registered there too if that helps.
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i honestly don't see this happening. I tried it and just could stand having to change my tires all the time, and the powder coat started flaking on my wheels. just get the 35's and use them!