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- Madison area, WI
Hi all,
I have been going through Tom Wood's driveshafts over the past couple years on a couple lifted XJs. I can't believe how fast the double cardon part with the needle bearings wear out. I heard from a guy that sells 4wd parts over the phone that those driveshafts don't last under high speeds or if you don't lube them all the time. This seems to be true with all the ones I have had so I wanted to ask if anyone here had any other brands that they could recommend. I called Tom Woods and they really didn't offer much for anything different and didn't have much to say about my issues with two different XJs.
Has anyone else had these experiences? Has anyone found a longer lasting driveshaft?
I am not saying their aren't issues with other components with my jeep that may cause these to wear faster, I just wanted to see if anyone has had issues with the driveshafts. I need to order a new one now and have to first start with a driveshaft. I hate to order another tom woods if others are having this problem. I am sure this isn't all that common since I don't see a lot of issues floating around with Tom Woods driveshafts. I do love their customer service but maybe for the 80 mph driving I do for hours at a time, their driveshafts might not be the best for me.
thanks for any help,
Jeeps
'00 4.0 5sp XJ 5" lift built for rocks
'01 4.0 5sp XH 5" lift built for smaller rocks
I have been going through Tom Wood's driveshafts over the past couple years on a couple lifted XJs. I can't believe how fast the double cardon part with the needle bearings wear out. I heard from a guy that sells 4wd parts over the phone that those driveshafts don't last under high speeds or if you don't lube them all the time. This seems to be true with all the ones I have had so I wanted to ask if anyone here had any other brands that they could recommend. I called Tom Woods and they really didn't offer much for anything different and didn't have much to say about my issues with two different XJs.
Has anyone else had these experiences? Has anyone found a longer lasting driveshaft?
I am not saying their aren't issues with other components with my jeep that may cause these to wear faster, I just wanted to see if anyone has had issues with the driveshafts. I need to order a new one now and have to first start with a driveshaft. I hate to order another tom woods if others are having this problem. I am sure this isn't all that common since I don't see a lot of issues floating around with Tom Woods driveshafts. I do love their customer service but maybe for the 80 mph driving I do for hours at a time, their driveshafts might not be the best for me.
thanks for any help,
Jeeps
'00 4.0 5sp XJ 5" lift built for rocks
'01 4.0 5sp XH 5" lift built for smaller rocks