....like I did !
As I posted in another thread I removed the overload and the #2 leaf springs to lower my truck and get a softer ride.
Well, I figured already that I need some kind of traction bar but it took me until today to discover that I ruined my driveshaft already!
Since the leafs are too soft now, they allow the axle to rotate. In my case the axle must have rotated so much that the driveshaft interfered with the diff.
The material surrounding the U-joint on the driveshaft is significantly deformed and the u-joint bearing impossible to remove (and possibly damaged).
While you might be fine at stock power levels I have to warn everyone with serious at the wheels to remove leafs without adding a traction bar !!
Where can I get new driveshaft pieces, as I would like to get mine welded here in Germany!
As I posted in another thread I removed the overload and the #2 leaf springs to lower my truck and get a softer ride.
Well, I figured already that I need some kind of traction bar but it took me until today to discover that I ruined my driveshaft already!
Since the leafs are too soft now, they allow the axle to rotate. In my case the axle must have rotated so much that the driveshaft interfered with the diff.
The material surrounding the U-joint on the driveshaft is significantly deformed and the u-joint bearing impossible to remove (and possibly damaged).
While you might be fine at stock power levels I have to warn everyone with serious at the wheels to remove leafs without adding a traction bar !!
Where can I get new driveshaft pieces, as I would like to get mine welded here in Germany!