I love updating my signature line.....

[Texas CB]

Because I upgraded my Bronco again! Added the Wild Horses premium 2.5" suspension this weekend. Holy cow what a difference between that and the stock OEM one. No more bouncing half a lane over when I hit a tiny bump. I think its the perfect height now too....added a couple other goodies like the super shackles and heavy duty coil cups. Managed to do it with a buddy over the weekend. My butt is kicked as I took the opportunity to wire wheel, brush, and scrub the frame and axles while they were dropped, and got it all painted with some 3X Chemistry rust encapsulator. I am very curious as to how it holds up but it looks great now anyway ;D

Anyway- my buddy who helped is a mechanic but not a Bronco guy until he started helping me with this one. He seems pretty surprised that with the angle of the driveshaft even after such a short lift, that some type of a transfer case drop isnt a common mod. He really doesn't like the angle of the driveshaft now. It looks like I may need a longer one now anyway as mine is pretty well extended, but curious what you all think about that?

 

[garberz]

Correct drive shaft length is important, if you plan to flex out your suspension out on the trails, it could easily come apart if it's too short. Typically the slip joint on the shaft is 4" long. At normal ride height with normal weight inside, the slip joint should be about centered. The front drive shaft should be fine, the front suspension travels in the same radius as the drive shaft, so the length doesn't change all that much.
Have you checked the angle of the rear drive shaft? Usually a 2.5" rear spring doesn't require shimming the rear end to correct rear pinion angle. The pinion angle should be 1-2 degrees less than the drive shaft angle.

Mark