4.5'' lift 2 Door problems

Peak said:

Are you adding 4.5" coils or 3" coils? On a 2 door you can get about 4.5" of lift with 3" coils if you have nothing heavy on your rig.
You may be able to get away with an exhaust spacer for a few months but I wouldnt recommend it.

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Ah2014jk said:

I have a 2dr with front lower and 3.5" but am putting the 3.5 " Rock krawler springs in next weekend ( I hope ) I added the exhaust spacers for now and the do add a huge amount of clearance. That being said the drive shafts will need to be done sooner rather than later and I will be doing rear first. Keep in mind I don't wheel it crazy often or hard as the closest trails are 3-4 hours away.

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Jtmw said:

So you think I could get by for a month or two to scrape up the money for shafts? I already have exhaust spacers.

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noroad said:

with 4.5 i dont think it will last to long, i have a 4.5 inch lift and i drove 80 miles a day to work. the front you are better off just taking out all together and just running the rear. the rear might hold together for a bit just on the street as mine did but i would not touch the dirt.

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Jtmw said:

I'm going with this based on the coilovers/3'' plush coils will i sit around 4.5?

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noroad said:

put it to you this way we just put coilovers on the blue jeep front drive shaft ripped on test drive.

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noroad said:

put it to you this way we just put coilovers on the blue jeep front drive shaft ripped on test drive.

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OverlanderJK said:

Just because the boot is ripped doesn't mean your driveshaft will blow up. I got 35k+ out of my stock rear with 20k being lifted and I got 40k+ out of my stock front.

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OverlanderJK said:

Just because the boot is ripped doesn't mean your driveshaft will blow up. I got 35k+ out of my stock rear with 20k being lifted and I got 40k+ out of my stock front.

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Jtmw said:

So what are your thoughts on the situation?

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OverlanderJK said:

If it's in your budget then get aftermarket shafts. If it's not then just be prepared to buy them sooner or later. But you'll be fine for a while.

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Ah2014jk said:

Hate to admit it again overlander but you are 100% correct here !
There is no doubt that you should replace your drive shafts wen going that high at the same time. There is no doubt that it will seriously reduce the life expectancy of the stock one.
It's the same debate as axles. Should you put in D60 as soon as you go to 40s? Yup. Does everyone ? Nope. Do the ones who don't have their jeep suddenly burst into flames? Just keep in mind you will probably need one so don't be surprised when the time comes to replace it.
A perfect example of this is mine. I have run 37s for 8 months and 40s for 2 on a sport D30 with truss and gussets, stock shafts, stock ball joints, stock gears. I have a total of just under 4" of lift and stock shafts. I have babied it to get the parts to lasts but I know I need to replace them before I beat on it. I also know that I had to choose to build from
The top down or the bottom up and I flipped a coin ( literally ) and went too down. I'm now working on finishing the suspension and doing the axles.
The long and short answer is YES you can run the stock ones and get some time to see for the ones you want. Just don't think your jeep is superman in the mean time

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OverlanderJK said:

If it's in your budget then get aftermarket shafts. If it's not then just be prepared to buy them sooner or later. But you'll be fine for a while.

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onebuilder said:

What shafts do you recommend for a light 2 dr that's playing in the rocks most of its life? Running 35s on a 3.5 AEV with a 6sp manual.

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