stadx2
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- May 17, 2000
- Messages
- 139
- Reaction score
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- City, State
- Littleton, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Explorer Limited V8
Hey Juan,
I did get my shaft back on Tuesday. FINALLY! I told my shop to stop progressing on the adapter and shaft after I read what Gage had to say, but it was too late, they already had the adapter made and just needed to put the driveshaft together. I brought the truck in to there shop after they talked me into continuing on with building this shaft, so they could get an accurate measurement on the length it needed to be, and also to determine if there would be too much angle on the shaft. They insisted the angle was fine and went ahead and finished the shaft as a double carden design.
Well, they were right. The shaft doesn't vibrate at any speed. I even had it up to 95MPH, with absolutely no vibration! 4Wheel Parts did a great job balancing my tires too, I might add!
I hate to keep talking up Superlift, but I think one of the reasons the angle is OK on my driveshaft is that Superlift's drop down torque bracket on the front diff is a little shorter then Trailmasters at the point where it mounts to the frame. Consequently, forcing the front diff to slightly angle the yoke up (the diff mounts on rubber mounts) , thus eliminating most of that angle problem.
Darren
Littleton, CO
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98 Explorer Limited V8
-Front 4 inch Superlift(Ranger)+1 inch Torsion Twist
-Rear 5.5 inch Superlift SOA
-15x10 Eagle 589s
-33x12.50 Goodyear Wrangler MT-Rs
-KKM Air Intake
I did get my shaft back on Tuesday. FINALLY! I told my shop to stop progressing on the adapter and shaft after I read what Gage had to say, but it was too late, they already had the adapter made and just needed to put the driveshaft together. I brought the truck in to there shop after they talked me into continuing on with building this shaft, so they could get an accurate measurement on the length it needed to be, and also to determine if there would be too much angle on the shaft. They insisted the angle was fine and went ahead and finished the shaft as a double carden design.
Well, they were right. The shaft doesn't vibrate at any speed. I even had it up to 95MPH, with absolutely no vibration! 4Wheel Parts did a great job balancing my tires too, I might add!
I hate to keep talking up Superlift, but I think one of the reasons the angle is OK on my driveshaft is that Superlift's drop down torque bracket on the front diff is a little shorter then Trailmasters at the point where it mounts to the frame. Consequently, forcing the front diff to slightly angle the yoke up (the diff mounts on rubber mounts) , thus eliminating most of that angle problem.
Darren
Littleton, CO
____________________________________________
98 Explorer Limited V8
-Front 4 inch Superlift(Ranger)+1 inch Torsion Twist
-Rear 5.5 inch Superlift SOA
-15x10 Eagle 589s
-33x12.50 Goodyear Wrangler MT-Rs
-KKM Air Intake