CtSeaRay

Hi resharp001

No I haven't but I'm guessing that should be done for sure. They said if I really "wheel it" that I should do it. But I'm thinking its got to be done no matter what, I don't like leaving things to chance.

Any advice on them?

resharp001

4" lift is A LOT, especially on a 2dr. That DS will go regardless if wheeling it or 100% on road. The angle is just too much. The front will fail at the TC side. the boot down in the joint will rip, it will sling grease up on the underside of the tub and dry the joint out. No real timetable. Keep an eye out for it and budget appropriately. Myself and all friends have 4 drs. On 3.5" lifts, seen failures as early as 10k miles, as late as 35k miles. Even on 2.5" budget boost that was 100% on road I had a buddy fail at 25k miles...all in the same spot (TC side boot). On your 2dr the angles will be even sharper....both front and rear.

I went with Adams DS myself, but there are a lot of quality names out there. depending on where you are, you might even look at some local driveline shops and see what they'd charge to build you one. I would say you have a little time on your hands with the factory shafts, so just keep your eye out there for a really killer deal as they come around from time to time.

CtSeaRay

Thanks for the info! Yeah we have a couple of driveshaft shops around and I'll price them first. But Adam's looks like they really have it together in a nice package.

resharp001

When ordering Adams you used to have to provide exact measurements to them. I guess Northridge finally determined lengths that pretty much worked for most lifts between various heights and now keep em in stock vs. all being custom made like before.....so, from time to time you can find them running a good special. Other names to look at would be Coast, Tom Woods, J.E. Reel, Tatton's. I'd suspect a 1310 would work for you. Just search around and read some reviews. Nothing real special about a DS between brands, so mostly comes down to cost and customer service.

CtSeaRay

Thanks Yeah I'm gonna do some research and muttle through them. Glad I've got a little while I gotta re-coup some savings after my last dump of mods!!

CtSeaRay

Here's a little yellow bling

CtSeaRay

Oh all, FINALLY I bounced up to the 4" springs and I gotta tell you that the ride and driving is incredibly solid! The 2.5 was great over the stock steering and ride. I was originally concerned that the 4" would be "wirey" feeling but I gotta tell you its LIGHT YEARS over stock and better than the 2.5 by a mile!! I should have done it first.

So I have a set of 2.5 Springs for sale