Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Which way around should my tailshaft be! What is the Pro's and Con's, thanks.

cheers fnq

if it is lifted, the small part of the shaft should be on the output and to clear the cross member

Thanks Tiny for the reply I guess I will leave it as my lift is not very high.

cheers fnq

fnqcairns wrote:Which way around should my tailshaft be! What is the Pro's and Con's, thanks.

cheers fnq

The small end should be at the gearbox end, also helps to keep crap out of slip joint.
cheers JOHNZ

John thats what a mechanic said but didn't elaborate, when checking the car over for rego. He only said it was the wrong way around.

I will add a tailshaft flip onto my to-do list.

Got to wonder why the manufacturers fit with the slip to the rear on 4x4s? at least I think mine is per original.

cheers fnq

fnqcairns wrote:John thats what a mechanic said but didn't elaborate, when checking the car over for rego. He only said it was the wrong way around.

I will add a tailshaft flip onto my to-do list.

Got to wonder why the manufacturers fit with the slip to the rear on 4x4s? at least I think mine is per original.

cheers fnq

yeah comes from factory, but on 4" you need to do it to clear the xmember. Easy job anyway.

they usually deal with getting dragged over rocks better with the slip joint at the pinion end..

Wendle wrote:they usually deal with getting dragged over rocks better with the slip joint at the pinion end..

HAVE A ROCK GASH ON THE SLIP JOINT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR TAILSHAFT,WHERE AS HAVING SOME ROCK GASHES ON THE BODY OF THE SHAFT WONT HURT A THING.

CHEERS JOHNZ

Yeah rigggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttttttttttt. Until the next time you grab solid traction, and spin the tailshaft 1 1/4 turns. Nope, that small ding in the tailshaft wont do any harm.

BundyRumandCoke wrote:Yeah rigggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttttttttttt. Until the next time you grab solid traction, and spin the tailshaft 1 1/4 turns. Nope, that small ding in the tailshaft wont do any harm.

yeah it doesn't weaken them at all

the slip yolk has a protector that is solid, and isn't a load bearing part of the shaft. i'd take a ding in that over anywhere else on the shaft. plus you got the added advantage of that little bit of extra clearance,

Its the length of your shocks not lift of springs that affect wether shaft will hit or not.
Jack up under chassis both sides until wheels off ground, shaft need to be atleast 10mm away from crossmember. If not swap end to end so slip is at top.

Bazzle