Front Drive Shaft Update

[Dokatd]

Here are pictures of the front drive shaft on my QM. Picking up next Friday.

Your caster is set almost to the lowest amount in that pic. Will be interesting to see how it feels to you.

 

[ADVAW8S]

Your caster is set almost to the lowest amount in that pic. Will be interesting to see how it feels to you.

I am taking into a shop two weeks after pick up to get Radflo suspension added. I'll have the before and after report to share.

 

[Zimm]

From the front motor mounts to the tarns/t-case mounts is a bit of a distance. I kind of agree that it would take several inches of shimming to appreciably change the front output angle. At that point we may be running out of room under the bonnet or under the floor. A cut and turn would probably get you a better angle at the transfer anyway despite the cost.

I'm just proposing an alternative to the cut and turn

 

[Zimm]

Don't reinvent the bicycle, unless you have some vested interest in unorthodox transportation.

Apparently you've never biked. There's big money in reinventing bikes.

 

[pmatusov]

Apparently you've never biked. There's big money in reinventing bikes.

Zimm, have you read the second part of the sentence you quoted?

 

[255/85]

... So maybe the stock boots are constantly stretched and that leads to failure.

Maybe stretched and pinched?
Maybe a better boot material would help?

 

[Dokatd]

Maybe stretched and pinched?
Maybe a better boot material would help?

Certainly pinched is an issue. But only when servicing the front end without shocks on it or if you run dramatically longer travel shocks.

 

[ADVAW8S]

Certainly pinched is an issue. But only when servicing the front end without shocks on it or if you run dramatically longer travel shocks.

No Load on axel or are you saying no shocks on it?

 

[Dokatd]

No Load on axel or are you saying no shocks on it?

No shocks. To easily change the springs on the front you have to remove the shocks so you can get enough room to install springs. Doing this without removing the drive shaft can lead to pinching the CV boot. But with the shocks on you do not get enough travel to max out the CV's boot assembly.

You get the same result if you run shocks with more extension. Or extend the existing mounts to increase droop.

 

[ADVAW8S]

Thanks, having new Radflo shocks added on 4/23. I will make sure they do one side at a time or disconnect the shaft

 

[Dokatd]

Thanks, having new Radflo shocks added on 4/23. I will make sure they do one side at a time or disconnect the shaft

Changing shocks out is generally not an issue. They should not drop the axle much if any.

But people should be cautious about shops using two post lifts on their trucks and working on suspension.