I know it has been asked before, i kow I have asked before, but i also know, no matter what people say, the search engine on this site SUCKS. what i need to know is after SOA when i put my front driveshaft out back, i need to get a late model mini IFS front CV driveshaft to put up front right? just want to make sure before i pull one and pay for it. anyone know the year they satarted using the right shaft? i TRIED searching for it for half an hour and it refuses to find the thread im looking for. sorry, Matt:( :mad:

Sorry I can't help you out with the mini cv shaft but I just used my stock drivshaft ends and made up a long travel shaft and it works great.
I pointed the pinion at the tcase and set my caster at 4*, I know they say if you do that you need a cv but I have been running this way for the past 4 years and so far so good .

rich

Try searching for Jesse at High Angle Drive line.

http://www.highangledriveline.com/

i didnt use a cv. just soa with s/r. works fine but i did flip my springs to get 3" so it helped. but no cv, just long travel.

You only really need the front CV if you are planning on running in 4WD at high speeds. Other than that just have your rear DS lengthened.. Unless you are doing a SR, then you need a long spline DS.

My rear diff is pointing right at the tranny. And I do not have a Cv on it either. However I do not know the difference. By the time you have big ol swampers that will not balance properly you will never see the difference...

Originally posted by Jason M
By the time you have big ol swampers that will not balance properly you will never see the difference...
Sounds like you need to give Equal, Counteract, or the like a try! For that matter, I've heard golf balls work well, too. There was a thread (in general 4x4, I think) about exactly that.

Originally posted by Polarweasel

Sounds like you need to give Equal, Counteract, or the like a try!

What about "Sweet 'N Low", ya know, the stuff in the little pink packets ;)

Originally posted by Polarweasel

Sounds like you need to give Equal, Counteract, or the like a try! For that matter, I've heard golf balls work well, too. There was a thread (in general 4x4, I think) about exactly that.


Yeah, have you seen what happens when Equal gets wet? Or how much loss you actually get when you air up and down all of the time?
There have been a bunch of threads about large swamper balancing in the general board. Equal, BB's, Golf balls, tire patches, etc. None of them give a perfect ride. All have some sort of side effects. Plus when you add beadlocks it only gets harder to blance them..

Personally I have no problem wiht my unblanced 38.5x14.50 swampers on 15x10 steel TR beadlocks. at highway speeds. Mostly because I never see highway speeds. That is why I have a tow rig. :D


Now back to the thread.
IMHO Don't worry about the front DS and a CV joint. Just lengthen your rear to fit.. Unless you did a Shackle reversal. Then you will probably need a long travel DS,,




:)

Man, i JUST decided to do the SR, i dont want to have to pay $ for a long slip driveshaft. FAWK! jess! hook me up! :D :D :D maybe i'll win the free one next month....:D :rolleyes:
Matt:mad2:

Originally posted by Fixxxxer66
i JUST decided to do the SR, i dont want to have to pay $ for a long slip driveshaft. :mad2:

---wait, are you thinkin you wont have to get a long slip withg s/r? if you s/r then you HAVE to. because now when you droop, it pulls the d-line out instead of just angling the pumkin up. because it swings the diff way now. :confused:
--- or are you just saying that your doin s/r...but still hate the thought of hawkin that 250 out the door anyhow? cause i feel that pain. i had no front d-line for like a month and a half savin up my measly checks.:rasta:

He fellas - make a square tube (receiver hitch material) D shaft - all the slip you need!

No, im saying i want to do the SR just i dont want to have to pay for a long slip:(

Originally posted by KrustyKruiser
He fellas - make a square tube (receiver hitch material) D shaft - all the slip you need!
I'm assuming that's a trailer-queen-only idea, right? Got any pictures or articles to link for us?

Originally posted by Polarweasel

I'm assuming that's a trailer-queen-only idea, right? Got any pictures or articles to link for us? Nope - seen it on many non-trailer queens. You cannot drive at freeway speeds with one in 4WD, but can go plenty fast at trail speeds. It's not for people who need to engage 4WD on the street a lot.

As for articles - it's been discussed on this board so many times it's just not funny. Every once in a while someone "discovers" this neato solution and raves about it - only to be greated with yawns.

I am suprised there is not an article on IH8MUD.COM (hmmm... maybe there is?). Will try and find a link fot y'all.

OK do a search on "how to build square driveshaft"

Good pics in the thread

Thanks! That's a pretty neat idea. I'm new to the board, so I hadn't seen them before. I would consider using one in my FJ40 one day.

Here's the thread for the search-impaired among us. :flipoff2: Click here. (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2994)

Originally posted by Polarweasel
Thanks! That's a pretty neat idea. I'm new to the board, so I hadn't seen them before. I would consider using one in my FJ40 one day.

Here's the thread for the search-impaired among us. :flipoff2: Click here. (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2994)

Hey, man - no problem. One of these days someone is going to have to tewach me how to do those neat links - the "click here" thing:smokin:

Originally posted by KrustyKruiser
One of these days someone is going to have to tewach me how to do those neat links - the "click here" thing:smokin:
Easy: click the "http://" button, type your link text (like "click here" or whatever) in the dialog box, hit enter, then type the URL in the next dialog box. Hit enter, and you're done.

The other way is to paste the actual URL into your message. As long as the "Automatically parse URLs" box is checked, it will be clickable when you post the message. Either way...

Originally posted by Polarweasel

Easy: click the "http://" button, type your link text (like "click here" or whatever) in the dialog box, hit enter, then type the URL in the next dialog box. Hit enter, and you're done.

The other way is to paste the actual URL into your message. As long as the "Automatically parse URLs" box is checked, it will be clickable when you post the message. Either way...

Ah, I see, said the blind man. I will practice in the Test Section first. Dont want a cyber faux pas, do I.

The search engine sucks on here, im telling you....

Matt:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Fixxxxer66
The search engine sucks on here, im telling you....

Matt:flipoff2: Yup, it did take me two tries before it came up - kinda have to know how people might phrase things/what terminology to use. Not everything can be as good as Google.