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homey_15
April 9th, 2003, 20:09
thinking about adding another 2" of lift to my 4.5", i was thinking about driveline vibes. i have access to a lift whenever i want it, so i was thinking about measuring the opening between the wheelwell and the top of the tire on front and back and then lifting the whole rig off the ground and using a floor jack to just allow the axles to droop enough to open the gap between the wheelwells and tires 2" more than it is now. does it seem like itd work or is it just me thinking too much? how high has everyone out there went before running into problems with driveshaft length? i use it for a daily driver with mainly easy/moderate wheelin but do some stupid/hardcore stuff on rare occasions. i'm thinkin i'm gonna have to get shafts made but want to make sure. thanks in advance for all your help.
RCP Phx
April 9th, 2003, 20:16
Number one you didnt say what youre running currently.Secondly if your running stock type front setup your front driveshaft may be to long.As your axle moves down it moves back!
SpyderXJ
April 9th, 2003, 20:24
Originally posted by RCP Phx
Number one you didnt say what youre running currently.Secondly if your running stock type front setup your front driveshaft may be to long.As your axle moves down it moves back!
Even if you get longer CA's? Isn't that supposed to keep the axle in the correct position?
RCP Phx
April 9th, 2003, 20:52
Getting longer control arms will help with that but possibly cause rubbing of the tires when stuffed plus worse pinion angles.
homey_15
April 9th, 2003, 21:04
currently i'm running a double cardan (spelling?) front driveshaft and a stock rear, i'm having no problems with eiter at full droop or full compression
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