Running w.out fron gt driveshaft

tcm glx · Jan 7, 2006

Is anyone running without the front driveshaft?? I am going to be doing a whole lot of travel for the next month, as was thinking of yanking it out since I will not do any four wheeling in the mean time.....how easy is it to do, will it harm anything.....?? Any answers would be appreciated.

johnh2os · Jan 7, 2006

Easy to do, and won't harm anything.

John

old_man · Jan 7, 2006

If anything you will run more quietly and get a touch more gas mileage.

BEVAN · Jan 7, 2006

Your reason being fuel econ ?

bigwhitey · Jan 7, 2006

Three other guys and myself are driving everyday without front shafts. My reason is not haveing the front geared to the rear yet. Another guy does'nt have a proper length.
Four bolts at the T'case and four and the diff. Pull it out, maybe some vibes will go away too.

andrew2516 · Jan 7, 2006

I was just thinking of asking this same Q, I think my u-joints are going in my front shaft. I can hear it squeak at low speeds. Think I'll pull mine soon.

5-90 · Jan 7, 2006

No problem - I've done it for a while, since I didn't have the dosh to replace them.

More fuel mileage? That's because there's less parasitic drag (with the early XJ', there's an axle disconnect. With later, the differential is always turning, so you're turning the gears and the driveshaft whether you want to or not.) It won't be much - but it can add up - it's the same reason people switch to manual lockout hubs up front...

5-90

Trailbst · Jan 8, 2006

5-90 said:
No problem - I've done it for a while, since I didn't have the dosh to replace them.

More fuel mileage? That's because there's less parasitic drag (with the early XJ', there's an axle disconnect. With later, the differential is always turning, so you're turning the gears and the driveshaft whether you want to or not.) It won't be much - but it can add up - it's the same reason people switch to manual lockout hubs up front...

5-90

The axle disconnect only disconnects the passenger side. The driver side still turns the diff and driveshaft.

Manual lockouts completely eliminate any parasitic drag. As well as allowing you to put your vehicle into 2Lo.

Erik

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