evilpresence said:
You did say that your stock suspension is pretty much shot, but installing it now (SYE) has a chance of you needing another driveshaft in the future.
Hm. Okay. Not that I doubt you, but I'm curious as to why this would be. My stock driveshaft is holding up OK; what would cause the SYE to be an exception to that? Please bear with me on this, I'm new to modifying 4WD vehicles and a search did't turn up a definitive answer on this.
I figure you are looking to buy the 3" OME lift, shocks, SYE and driveshaft. Unless you plan to go higher which for some reason I don't think you want to, just go for the JB Conversions Standard SYE.
Yep, this is pretty much the plan. What I'm looking at is the OME 3" heavy-duty lift and AA SYE / Tom Woods driveshaft combo. I don't plan to go over 3" - for right now. However, if I do decide to go higher in the future, I'd like for the SYE and driveshaft to be able to adapt to my plans rather than having to replace one or possibly both to suit my needs.
If you buy that now, you won't have to worry about it in a month or so. In two weeks get your shocks. The DT3000's are probably your best economical choice. I haven't searched for a price on the OME 3" but I know the 2" is around $800 +/-$150 (that is in Quadratec... very overpriced). Why don't you go for the RE 3.5" and save a little cash there. Then again if it isn't what YOU want don't buy it.
I looked into the RE6030 and while it seems like a decent kit, the price difference between it and the OME kit is only around $80 or so from DPG Offroad or Rocky Road Outfitters. Having been in an RE-equipped XJ, it felt a bit stiff on-road - but nearly everyone with the OME is happy with both the on- and off-road manners. To me, since 90% of my time is spent on-road, I really don't want to sacrifice good road manners.
What I'm trying to say is you are going to spend nearly the same amount of cash whether you buy it all at once or spread out. If economically it is better to do it spread out, probably the bet for most of us, then do it that way.
That's exactly why I wanted to do it this way - amortise the cost out over a bunch of smaller financial hits. Right now, that works out a lot better for me.
I would buy the SYE now but not install it. It's important to get your shaft at the proper length which would be when your new suspension is put on.
Good point, which leads me on to...
FitchVA said:
but i got it lifted, then the next saturday, i installed the sye kit. it made it MUCH easier this way because there was much more room to work under it.
I guess I can always run it with driveline vibrations (if there are any) for a few days without running into major problems, provided I take it easy on the big vertical pedal. The increased clearance helping accessibility is a big plus, too, and I can get the shaft measurements post-install.