6.5" lift stock driveshaft?
03-22-2009, 10:51 PM
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6.5" lift stock driveshaft?
anyone know, is it possible to do a 6.5" lift with a 1" tcase drop and still use stock rear driveshaft without vibrartions? could the rear axle be shimmed up?
03-22-2009, 11:24 PM
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if you can afford a 6.5" lift you should afford an sye.
i had issues with my 91 and the driveshaft yokes grinding together at 4" of lift. and 99's are even more prone to vibrations.
using a factory style driveshaft you need to have the t-case and the pinion parrallel. you can shim it up to get a better driveshaft angle, but then it isnt at the same angle as the t-case output and the vibrations won't cancel themselves out so to speak.
i had issues with my 91 and the driveshaft yokes grinding together at 4" of lift. and 99's are even more prone to vibrations.
using a factory style driveshaft you need to have the t-case and the pinion parrallel. you can shim it up to get a better driveshaft angle, but then it isnt at the same angle as the t-case output and the vibrations won't cancel themselves out so to speak.
03-22-2009, 11:35 PM
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yep ok i was just wonderin, i have about 1600$ worth in my lift, tires and rims under my jeep now. and me and my buddy worked out a deal where hes giving me 1000$ for my lift and tires but not the rims, it cost 900$ on Roughcountry for the 6.5" lift so im going to buy that, and a set of used 33's. and we'll put my 5" lift and 31" tires on his jeep. so i will for sure need an sye and driveshaft huh
03-23-2009, 07:18 AM
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they arent that expensive and they are pretty easy to install. and you can get a front DS out of another cherokee and get it shortened or lengthened if it doesnt fit. thats only like 100 bucks
03-23-2009, 11:36 AM
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Now I just need to get the SYE and rear leafs and i will be able to have a solid 4in lift using all jy parts
I plan on making long arm lower control ares and doing a y-link setup - i say a lot of write ups about it and it doesn't seem like it would be that tough
03-23-2009, 11:45 AM
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That is awesome the local JY only charges $18 for a drive shaft and they have like 6 jeeps in the yard right now!
Now I just need to get the SYE and rear leafs and i will be able to have a solid 4in lift using all jy parts
I plan on making long arm lower control ares and doing a y-link setup - i say a lot of write ups about it and it doesn't seem like it would be that tough
Now I just need to get the SYE and rear leafs and i will be able to have a solid 4in lift using all jy parts
I plan on making long arm lower control ares and doing a y-link setup - i say a lot of write ups about it and it doesn't seem like it would be that tough
I wish I could get parts that cheep 65 bucks for a front DS at my local junk yard
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03-23-2009, 08:27 PM
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yeah and even if its not long enough there are shops that will lengthen and shorten them for under 100 bucks. so if you get a free or $20 driveshaft off of someone or at the junkyard you are still way under the 300 bucks they charge for the tom woods ones
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