Hi Everyone,

I thought there may have been a poll posted not too long ago that addressed after market driveshafts. If there was, I can't locate it.

I am pretty certain that I will be replacing the front and rear driveshafts on my JK. I have an '08 2-door Rubicon with an automatic.

I have seen posts about Tom Wood and his quality and service. I also know that David with Northridge sells Coast drive shafts, and he has always been great to work with. I have also looked into the J.E. Reel and Tatton (interesting option). (And I believe Teraflex and others also have shafts.)

This is one of those mods that I don't want to cut any corners buying.

I am looking for a great product, complete kit (i.e. everything required), well documented installation, good warranty, and great customer service. I plan on installing them myself.

Any input will be appreciated. I supposed I'm at least looking for the best options.

Thanks

Jeff

 

Hi Everyone,

Any other input on driveshaft fabricators?

For a DIY install, is any driveshaft better than others? If I am reading Tom Wood's site correctly, they have a replacement flange for the differential pinion that needs to be installed. After reading about gearing on this forum, and about the bearing pre-load for the differential, I am wondering if I could risk damaging the gears, even if I am careful with the install. Would I be better off staying away from changing out the flanges at the differential?

Any thoughts about the install will be appreciated.

Thanks

Jeff

 

The local shop sells adapters to use regular flanged driveshafts. I paid $650 for the adapters and both driveshafts.

 

I have the Teraflex 1310 in the front, and stocker in the rear. (boy... that sounds kinda funny ) For the most part, all of these shafts are going to be good. You can probably find people who have had good and bad experiences with either, but all of those things have one in common - the DS being out of balance.

I recently bent one stock shaft by knocking it on a rock while climbing a ledge, and I can tell you that even with a stock driveshaft that once it gets out, bad things are sure to follow. I was lucky that a forum member was getting his DS replaced at a local shop here, so I picked up his old one to get me by. However, the bottom line with any DS is that if it starts out of balance, you want to fix it before things have a chance to get worse.

Of course, if you are doing it right you will want to make sure you have your control arms adjusted properly, meaning that you want to get adjustable control arms.