Lifted 2012 JK's - Skip the Y-Pipe & Just Get a 1310 Front Driveshaft

[wayoflife]

Somewhere around 4.5 and 4:10s in rubi axles.

where did you take that caster reading from? even if your drive shaft weren't balanced, i'd be hard pressed to believe that you'd be having vibrations with factory caster and 4.10 gears. also, just out of curiosity, if it were really so off, why didn't you just send the shaft back to have it re-balanced under warranty?

[matt]

Had an alignment shop put it on the rack and give me a baseline to work with after I lifted it. $20 bucks.

I pulled the ds and vibes went a way. I haven't confirmed it's the ds yet, been too busy. So I'm in no way bashing reel, just throwing out what the driveline shop told me, and the amount of weight on it now vs when I took it to them. Even they said to run it to confirm before calling reel.

If the ds goes on and the vibe I got at 60+ is gone then I know the culprit. I took the 35's out of the picture, I'm running stock sra tires so its not the rubber causing the vibes. Might end up being something in the axle, who knows.

Reel is 50 miles away, the shop I took it to is 5. I wanted a second opinion on the ds.

I need to spend some time under the jeep to get things sorted as everyone issues are always a little different with so many variables.

I just wanted to jump in and share my 1310 rub since I was surprised as I read and was told that I won't have any issues.


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Matt

[wayoflife]

Had an alignment shop put it on the rack and give me a baseline to work with after I lifted it. $20 bucks.

I pulled the ds and vibes went a way. I haven't confirmed it's the ds yet, been too busy. So I'm in no way bashing reel, just throwing out what the driveline shop told me, and the amount of weight on it now vs when I took it to them. Even they said to run it to confirm before calling reel.

If the ds goes on and the vibe I got at 60+ is gone then I know the culprit. I took the 35's out of the picture, I'm running stock sra tires so its not the rubber causing the vibes. Might end up being something in the axle, who knows.

Reel is 50 miles away, the shop I took it to is 5. I wanted a second opinion on the ds.

I need to spend some time under the jeep to get things sorted as everyone issues are always a little different with so many variables.

I just wanted to jump in and share my 1310 rub since I was surprised as I read and was told that I won't have any issues.


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Matt

no sweat off my back even if you were trying to bash reel, just trying to help and i just didn't think it sounded right to me. even if it weren't balanced just right, 4.10's shouldn't have enough spin to cause a vibration unless your caster were pretty off. still, i guess you've gotta start somewhere if you really want to find the culprit. hopefully that's all it was.

[matt]

Finally got around to working on this tonight. The axle clearance problem was minimal, removed the heat shield and all is well in droop land. Its close, but doesn't rub, about 1/8+ from the pipe.

The DS feels much better now that it was re-balanced.

So ya, skip the y-pipe.

[Polarbear]

What about both the y-pipe and the shaft?

[wayoflife]

Finally got around to working on this tonight. The axle clearance problem was minimal, removed the heat shield and all is well in droop land. Its close, but doesn't rub, about 1/8+ from the pipe.

The DS feels much better now that it was re-balanced.

So ya, skip the y-pipe.

glad to hear you got it fixed.

What about both the y-pipe and the shaft?

it's your money and you're free to spend it on whatever you want, even if it's on things that you don't need

[Polarbear]

I was just wondering if it would give you more room, if it's even necessary.

[wayoflife]

I was just wondering if it would give you more room, if it's even necessary.

yes, it would but, it would cause your exhaust cross over to make contact with any aftermarket skid plate you might install.

[Polarbear]

I see, thanks for the info. I sure do appreciate it.