front drive shaft
- Thread starter JP ranger
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Front or rear? How much lift? What year/make/model?
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Ok, the rear is good for shit tons of lift. There's tons of slip in it. Because it's so long U joint angles don't get too bad. The gas tank crossmember will limit down travel before the U joint binds.
The front little drive shafts are puny as all hell. An aftermarket drive shaft is gonna cost ya out the butt.
The diff stays in the crossmember and doesnt move, like if you were lifting a solid axle truck or TTB.
I'd think you'd be fine to run the stock drive shaft and if it blows up just pull one from a junk yard. 10-20 bucks.
Really thought, how often are you in 4 wheel drive to wear on the drive shaft?
The front little drive shafts are puny as all hell. An aftermarket drive shaft is gonna cost ya out the butt.
The diff stays in the crossmember and doesnt move, like if you were lifting a solid axle truck or TTB.
I'd think you'd be fine to run the stock drive shaft and if it blows up just pull one from a junk yard. 10-20 bucks.
Really thought, how often are you in 4 wheel drive to wear on the drive shaft?
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Starting around 2000 the Ranger didn't have locking hubs so the front driveline turns all the time. After installing a lift, the front driveshaft wears out very quickly on these trucks.
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Yeup, that's why superlift makes a replacement front shaft that eliminates the rezeppa style stock front shaft for a CY style u joint front shaft.
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4 bolts on the diff and 6 on the transfer case
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I think the T-case has to be taken out and apart to install another front out put shaft.
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The superlift shaft simply bolts in place of the stock one.
http://www.trsfabandoffroad.com/products/superlift_suspension.htm
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http://www.trsfabandoffroad.com/products/superlift_suspension.htm
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