Stock Front Driveshaft Life on 3"
08-28-2008, 06:34 PM
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I just had my driveshaft replaced under warranty because they still don't have just a boot replacement. It looks smaller in diameter than the origional. Did they change the design? It has a U-joint on the diff end which I don't remember on the origional. I have a TF 3" lift on and the clamp caught the tranny pan wheeling in Moab in July. The driveshafts had over 10,000km on them and were trouble free to this point. I new the boot would get torn as soon as it saw some serious wheeling and was going to put a different driveshaft up front eventually. Now I have to go look at an 07 front driveshaft and see if its different.
Either your dealer is really stupid, or extremely mod-friendly... or they installed the lift before you bought the Jeep.
08-28-2008, 07:23 PM
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Yes please elaborate... I bet its a joke... under warranty? Who needs upgraded drive shafts if you can just keep changing them under warranty after Moab with a lift.
08-29-2008, 07:55 AM
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Driveshaft replaced.
My dealer isn't stupid, just mod friendly. The Jeep has about 48,000km on it. The first 38,000 with a 2.5 TF BB then I installed the 3" TF kit. The only work they do on it is recall stuff and the first free oil change, I've done all the other wrenching myself.