Long slip shafts....options?

[Chop Shop]

That wouldn't work on a leaf sprung land rover,you'd still have no wheel travel. Slipjoints on those things are very, very short..

who said anything about rovers?

If they suck then put sum mini parts on it.

 

[4rnr]

Long slip shafts are heavy and eat bearings.

Just put a limiting strap on a stocker and be done.

You need to figure out the max compressed length. While running one leaf flex it out to full compression and measure flange to flange.

Now have a shaft built with a half inch more compression left (so it can never bottom out). Then install the shaft and lift the front of the rig with a hilift on the frame and let it droop out ill the toyota slipyoke just shows a 1/4 inch of exposed splines.

Now at this level put a limiting strap on the diff. The front axle will fully articulate like the gent said above this post. One tire at a time can flex just fine. At full flex it wont even make the strap tight. The only time it will ever make the strap tight is when "popping" off the top of an obsticle and unloading both tires at once. Having both tires unload and fall out of the rig is not good even if you have a long spline shaft.

Its funny how full body rigs and toy truck guys all run these long slip shafts when a simple strap is all you need and it wont affect travel at all.

If ya think a strap is going to limit things, think about why folks use suck down winches, to limit down travel. Theres no reason to let both tires fall at full droop, unless its a SCORE truck.

I disagree!

I have an 11" slip on the front and use every bit of 8". I think i ripped the HAD spline boot off on the first outing. If I limited my leaf sprung suspension to allow for a stock slip yoke I would have much less travel!

Your logic works on a rear axle, when the diff is centered, and the axle swings towards the t-case, but not the front when the diff is offset and the axle swings away from the t-case on droop.....

I do have a limit strap in the center of the axle to keep the suspension sucked down on steep climbs and it doesnt limit the articulation very much

Oh and unless you have had the front axle cut and turned, a CV is not going to benifit you at all. If you have any angle on the lower joint, a CV will give you vibes.

Plus a cv needs more crossmember clearance and adds more Ujoints to the rig.

Plus a single joint is far cheaper than a CV to purchase.

I agree.

I prefer a u-joint in the front.