my new cj5

hello just got this cj5. has a dana 60 rear end andd 300 transfer case, drive shaft angle is terrible, has SOA 6". Any ideas?

 

beefy axle. does it drive ok? what do you want to do with it?
if it were mine if go back to spring under but that's just me..

 

Lower the x-case

 

There's your problem right there. Ditch the lift.

 

my buddy had this jeep as a ground up rebuild motor hasn't even been started, if i go spring under i have to get rid of the 5 brand new 35 1250 15 he gave me. i looked into cardane rear axles do you think they may work out?

 

the jeep has a adapter installed to allow the x-case to run flat to provide clearance. i could lose that it may help i am not going to go too crazy with this jeep.

 

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Form what you said it has a 6" soa lift. Is that total or and additional 6" after the SOA. Can't be. Got to be a total of 6". SOA with flat springs?

 

Ya a 6" spring...sprung over would put you around 12" of lift. If the drive line angle is real sharp, then you could always cut the springs pads off and rotate your axle up so to give you a better angle. Just an idea.

 

Or go back to spring under and get some 4" lift springs.............

That would solve a few problems.

 

I run a spring over and a d44 rear.

Its doable with a good double cardan (CV) shaft if you understand how to set it up.

Here is some really good driveshaft info.
http://4xshaft.com/index.html

 

1.5" with the soa gives it about 6" . Spring have turned down eyes to lower the lift. About the double cardan . I have been looking into turning the dana 60 like you said but waiting to get my buddies plasma cutter. then i can do what '72cj5 said to do and point the axle better.