At this tym I hav a opportunity to regear which I could use the pwr with the 35z I hav on or do I take a gamble on driveshafts lasting long enough to save up some more money? I'm still leaning towards gears an am curious for opinions.

 

Well, you got the tires already.....you might as well re-gear unless you have been having issues with your driveshafts, or you are expecting problems with them in the future. Let's face it, you NEED to have the shafts to drive the wheels and re-gearing will just drive them better. Gears is my vote though.

 

Not true. One good trip off road and you are likely to tear your front driveshaft boot if you disconnect your swaybars. If you plan on any off roading I would consider a front shaft. Although some can drive with a torn boot for a short while

 

Agreed and I have proof. Just replaced the front dshaft yesterday. Without this information from the OP its hard to tell what is needed vs. preferred. Absolutely gears are a better bang for the buck, but shafts well might be needed. It's not the torn boot that bothered me, it was the sghaft into the tranny pan that will get you.

 

My dd looks good an I havnt done any hard wheeling but want to get out some more so that's y I threw ? Out there. It is my dd an I could use the pwr more but at the same tym I don't want to take any chances. Good info

 

If your not going to wheel hard yet, get the gears, break them in, and get use to them. Run your front shaft till you toast it. It could be years, it could be one trip. I have seen both.

Also, gears will make your harder wheeling much better.

 

Yes dirt man is right, the spline boot isnt the problem.

I ripped my tcase flange boot and it threw all the grease in about two weeks, then started making noise.

 

Still need more advise please.

 

Honestly I would d the gears and keep an eye on the driveshaft if you do any off roaring where you are really flexing out the suspension. The gears will be way more beneficial for the time being...

 

To me, it's really simple:

If you're broke and want to go wheeling, go driveshafts first. Driveshafts are cheaper than gears because you can do the installation yourself. Gears requires a professional or your void the warranty on the gears.

If you have a little access dough and want to keep it a pavement warrior, forego driveshafts and do gears. It's more expensive, but helps daily on-road performance. It will cost you about $1000 more than doing just driveshafts so that can be a major factor.

If you have boatloads of money, do both!