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Have you cycled your suspension yet? I would do it before you hit the trail because if it bottoms out, you will tear up your driveline. On mine, I have a little over 7" of spline. I have 4" of compression before it will bottom out.
 
That is what I thought. One 1" is what everyone said on the general tech. 1" is all you need. There is only like 4"s of spline on an FJ40 shaft. I need to find a good place to flex around. It would not be a big deal if I have to shorten it. Probably take me half an hour.
 
Good write-up, slickrock. I'm planning to do the same in an SOA setup. It looks really good.
 
Thanks for the feedback.

I have been looking for the posts that say 1" available slip on the driveline, but can't for the life of me find it. . . .
 
I don't know about cruisers, but I would think it might be a good idea to upgrade to a shaft with more spline length available than stock. Even if you're not going extreme it's probably better to have a little margin at either end for that time when you least expect it. :meh:
 
Cruisers do have a short spline engagement, but people have been using them for years without problems. My other option would be a square shaft, whhich I might still go to. Most of the slip will be from droop since I only have a few inches of up travel to the bump stops. Most of the articulation comes from drop.

I thought 1" compression seemed like a little, but multiple sources say it is good. I have a tad over it. If we had an RTI or a forklift around, I would run up that. All I have here is durt mounds and I am alone.

I need someone to watch the DLs and suspension while I drive. If i had help, I could be more certain.
 
After looking at it again I remember that the shakles are up front and not out back like a mini, so under compression your axle would move forward as oppossed to minis, and when it droops depending on shackle length it looks like it won't compress much at all. Didn't think about the different geometry at first :hillbilly:
 
Talon84x4 said:
After looking at it again I remember that the shakles are up front and not out back like a mini, so under compression your axle would move forward as oppossed to minis, and when it droops depending on shackle length it looks like it won't compress much at all. Didn't think about the different geometry at first :hillbilly:
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No worries. I thought that an 1' was way to short, but you are right, uptravel is limited and with shackles in front, it will usually only need a bit in compression. I need to see about my rear driveline. I heard mini front DLs work. Anyone have a spare I could borrow to test it?
 
cool will do tonight
 
megolfer said:
It would have to be a 84 and newer front. A 83 and below would be waaaay to short. I think I have one out of a IFS. Measure the distance between the flanges and they I will measure the driveline.
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Cacy,
Sitting flat from the center of the mouting surface front and rear is 26 and 3/8"s. Unfortunately, my front driveline is exactly 26" fully compressed. How long is the IFS driveline fully compressed?

I would need something that compresses to around 24"s.
 
What was your static compression length and how much did you have (in inches) for compression sitting flat on the ground?
 
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