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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Phishjeep
But the Reel, teraflex, or coast shafts are long enough? And I can wait a while even with a 2 door and a 3.5" lift? Great. Thanks for your help!
yes, all of these shafts are made for 3"-4" of lift and you will be fine with any of them as they have enough spline to compensate for the minor change in lenght you will see from one lift to the next. but, as i said earlier, you will be fine running your factory shaft until you can get a new one.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Hey while we're still talking about it, will I need a new drive shaft if I decide to to a larger lift from what I already have? What I mean is I've already ordered a shaft from Woods, for the 3" coilover, will I need to replace if I go with more height?
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Leonard Massi
Hey while we're still talking about it, will I need a new drive shaft if I decide to to a larger lift from what I already have? What I mean is I've already ordered a shaft from Woods, for the 3" coilover, will I need to replace if I go with more height?
more than likely, no. you should be fine.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
no. in order to run a u-joint style shaft, you will need to rotate your pinion up so that it is in line with your drive shaft. doing this changes the lenght of your shaft and of course, adding a lift will too so the dimension you get now will be pretty off.
Not trying to HiJack, but what happens to the spring and the way it sits on the axle after rotating the pinion upwards? Does the spring still seat okay, or is that something that has to be addressed? I remember Nth had some kind of correction for this on the TJs.. I think.
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