troyboy

I just got a 2.5" RK max travel kit with LT shocks and my front drive shaft hits the front of the skid plate. How is this fixed? Cut out part of the skid plate?

Edit: ug, I wish there was a way to fix typos in the title

jeep2007

Trim the skid plate or get a new shaft. I recommend a new shaft.

troyboy

wow, drives shafts are expensive. Time to break out the sawsall and grinder.

kgw350

I used some washers on my 2012 and teraflex exhaust spacers. No rubbing at all but drive shaft is at max angle just driving they tilted the engine and tranny so much. I need a new shaft but its working for now till next month when i get a shaft. What year do you have If you have a 07-11 you will be fine if its a standard just shim the skid down a little bit. I had the same problem on my 2009 but i had a auto and it hit the tranny skid and ripped my boot i traded it in so never bought a new shaft.

nthinuf

You can add washers to lower the skid.
You can pull the skid off and cut a notch out.

But with a lift and that thick ass stock shaft, you could easily still be rubbing. A thinner aftermarket shaft 'and' cutting a notch may be what you end up with.

You also need to go flex it and crawl underneath to check the clearance at the corner of the tranny pan!! Contact here will rip the boot off, which isn't a huge deal, but it can also bash in the corner of the pan, which is.

Deere_Jeep

hitting the tranny pan is the issue..... new shaft

blue project

What new shaft would be the best choice for a 2dr?

troyboy

hmmm, mine is an automatic. I never even thought about the tranny pan. Is it an issue even with the 2.5" lifts? I take it to find out I would have to stuff the passenger side tire and let the driver side drop? I can't afford a new drive shaft right now.

nthinuf

As with pretty much everything else having to do with modding these jk's - it depends.

Total lift height? Some 2.5" coils give 2", others are over 3", some are closer to 4".
Shock length? Short shocks won't allow the axle to droop as far. You have long travel shocks, right?
Is the front axle centered, or still offset to the drivers side after the lift?
All street driving? A few light trails? Or do you spend a lot of time at max flex?
Stock driveshaft or thinner aftermarket.
Do you disconnect?
Whatever else I am not remembering...

Too many variables, so no definitive answers. As suggested above, do yourself a favor and find someplace to flex and check. And while you are under there, be sure to check everything, not just driveshaft/tranny pan clearance. In particular, stretched brakelines and rings of grease over the driveshaft joints at the front and rear of the tcase.