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question on drive shafts and future suspension setups

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Old May 7, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Default question on drive shafts and future suspension setups

im currently running 35s on a rk 2.5 max travel. this lift provides around 3 in the front and 2 in the back, hence the 2.5. ive had luck so far with stock drive shafts, knock on wood.


im not entirely sure what coilover kit ill be going with, but im leaning towards evo's setup. im probably going to run my 35s for a while with that lift, then go 37s later.


my question is this... ill know if i go any higher than what i have now its drive shaft time. when i go with bigger tires and i decide to raise the coilover system a little, will i need to get completely new drive shafts, or are there brands of drive shafts that will accomodate a range of lift heights? i dont want to buy shafts specifically for a lift height then turn around and have to get new ones in a year because i go a little higher. obviously i dont know much about drive shafts. ive done some reading around but still a bit fuzzy.

also, ill be doing a long arm kit whenever i put on the lift... no point in doing coilovers with a short / mid arm kit. will readjusting the axles with a long arm kit necessitate new drive shafts running the same lift height i have now?

all that said im wanting to keep my rig as low as possible to keep my cg down, so unless i get the coilover kit installed somewhere and they suggest setting it up higher (im open to ideas and suggestions from those with experience), i hope not to go too much higher than 4 in the front and 3 in the back, thats just me thinkin' though... i dont know how the evo coilover kit is typically setup.
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