drive shaft question......

I know it was brought up that after I lift my jeep jk 4" I was going to need a new drive shaft. But I have been on other forums and they are saying no I don't need to. I am not wheeling often, so I wanted to see what you guys think. Thanks

Yeah you should, You can limp along with just street driving but if you were to do any sort of off road you will most likely have issues. Ducthboy101 has stories about his rig and not changing out his drive shaft.

He recommends tappon looking at about 400 w/ delivery

You can get by if you don't wheel it. Not wheeling it often has nothing to do with your DS situation right now. You changed the angle of your DS and it is a little more vulrenable now.

I went from a 3"lift on 35, to 4.5" lift. Wheeled for years with no issues on the 3" lift, the first time I went out on my 4.5" lift at Long's I hit my rear DS on a trail. It nicked it enough that I did not notice while wheeling, however driving home at 70MPH. The vibrations were killing me and the fillings I had in my teeth.

So to sum it up. No you do not need to change it right away.
I would save up for it, so you are not in for sticker shock.

If your DS is damaged, you can just remove it and drive with the other DS. Not a big deal.
I'd recommend getting in touch with Marcus with RCO (River City Offroad) I think he can get you a Tatton 1310 rear DS for just under $400.

Yeah what he said lol

i had to change out mine at about 70,000 miles cause the bearings went out i got mine from adams drive shaft it was pretty cheap

Dutchboy has your back on this matter. If you never (rarely) wheel it, then you may never need to replace it. Then again, depending on your situation you may. I'm running a 4" lift and stock DS's and haven't had any problems. I don't wheel nearly as often as I'd like and am still golden after 18 months. If I get to where I can wheel more frequently, I suspect I'll be looking for that new DS much sooner.

Plan for the worst. Save for the new DS. Meanwhile, be sure to inspect your DS and boots every oil change. Look for any signs of grease splattered against the heat shield in front of the transfer case. That will be the most likely first indication of impending doom.

Dutch nailed it.

You are fine for the Mall.

If you had a 2dr.. not so much.

Save your bones and get a new set. I would go with Coast or Tatton. You can pay for a TW or a JE if you want quality with name recognition. I am running Coast shafts on a 4" w/37s

A 1310 will do what you want it to do just fine.. a 1350 may be overkill for your needs but is worth consideration.

TATTON!!!!!

Thanks for all the insight guys, I will start looking at drive shafts.

Love me some Ballistic Jeep/Adams Drive Shafts! I have one in the front only because I ripped the boot. Ran it that way for almost a year. but started getting drivetrain vibes and decided not to chance it (at least anymore than I already had).

I'm still running stock on the rear. I only have a 3" lift though. But it netted me 3.5" lift in the front and 3" of lift in the rear + .5" teraflex spacer, so 3.5" of total lift all the way around. I might be needing a new driveshaft in the rear, but no torn boot... got 72K miles on my 2008 unlimited and 35s for about 45K of those and 34x10.50 LTBs for about 10K miles before that.

I wheeled it pretty hard every 3 months or so up until about a year ago. Then baby #2 came along and wheeling time went to -0-.

So to answer your question... maybe