Mutts08JK

The difference would be in the size of tires you decide to go with I would say anything 35 and under I would run the 1310 and 35 and over the 1350's if running 35 you could go with either however the ds would be the weak link. the real decision maker is how much are you willing to spend on the DS the 1310's are a bit cheaper than the 1350's so depending on your set up go with what works best. I run 1310's front and back with 33's on my JK thats because I like the articulation I use it both on and off and it is my daily driver when Im back in the states. I will soon be upgrading to 4.10 gears eventually to get me back to stock but for my opinion all I really need are the 33's for me the 35's are a little over kill and yeah I would be happy but just not for me. For your rig to be sound build it right skimp in the cosmetic stuff but don't be cheap to get by it will leave you stranded someday or you just might get lucky and won't be. Always remember it is your life on the line you break a ds while driving down the road it could kill you tweak it just enough on the trail and then on the ride home failure. so get what works....

Slippery

JE Reel tells me that they use a 31 degree joint, and others use a 26 degree joint. They say that's wahy a lot of hardcore crawlers use them. Can anybody confirm this?

Piginajeep

i know in rockcrawling comps, I see alot of buggys with Je reel and 1350's.

I would also trusts jims word, he isnt the type of guy to bullshit anyone

Piginajeep

slightly? i would say its alot bigger.


eddie has 1350 u-joints in his JK and completely exploded his front locker and axle shafts, maybe if he had 1310's he would have broke a driveshaft instead.

Who really knows

btw, I do run 1350's myself

arubajeeper

The Teraflex front drive shaft for my JK, that I purchased 10/19/2011 is going back. I blew $120.00 on it AFTER I bought it to get it balanced right. Well, turns out the yokes are not balanced either. I'm not sinking any more cash into a defective product. It should work right out of the box. Yes, I should have taken it back immediately, but it was easier to balance it then pull the yokes and return it.....right? Wrong! After some research on the components used in the Teraflex shaft, it turns out they are all sourced from China. I don't mind parts from our neighbors in Canada and Mexico, I don't even mind Japan...but China is out of the question. I know the shafts are put together here, in Utah as a matter of fact...but cheap components make a cheap overall product!

Not Too Pleased right now...

I'll take my loss after my refund and go with something else.

I don't like to complain, but at the same time...this may help someone else.

Just for the record, I have used Teraflex over the years, and have had NO other problems with anything they manufacture or sell. I even recommend them in a lot of applications...not driveshafts.

mkjeep

I'm curious about a couple of things. 1. Yokes outta balance- how was this determined?
2. What exactly is sourced from China?The metal?

BTW, my first TF shaft was outta balance, I left the original yokes from that shaft on my jk, sent the shaft back, they sent me a new one, smooth as butter on the yokes I originally installed.

It's not uncommon to get outta bal shafts nowadays. Same thing happened with my JE reel.

bbrown626

I called TF about another product last week and took advantage of the opportunity to ask them about their shafts. I was told they are manufactured in Utah. I asked about their U joints and was told they use Spicer and another brand (don't recall). Isn't the Spicer made in the US? I am curious now what parts may be Chinese.

Where are JE Reel shafts made and where are the components made?

How about Coast?

2acrawl

Gotta say JE reel also running their front and rear 1350. Never had a problem

2acrawl

Pomona and they are off resevoir off the 60 fwy

wecf

I run the Tattons and am very happy.