so im gonna install my superlift but i dont want to break my d shaft....i would rather be unlifted than not have my 4x4........huntin seasons round the corner n i will need it....dont have the cash for the superlift D shaft.....any other options....cut the current on shorten it and add another u joint?.....swap in a manual t case n use a carden shaft....?if so which style will work whats the earliest yr....?all i know is i dont have 400 bucks to buy a D shaft when mine works fine the way it is.....ALSo whats the PreKEy lift ya'll keep talkin about

 

pre key is for 08+ IIRC, so it doesnt matter with your truck.

 

your front DS will still work. it will just start to wear out prematurely... it should still be good for another 10-20,000 miles.. or so before it fails.. that gives you time to save up.. and the pre key i believe is for the 08+ rangers that sit lower than previous years.. they can swap the keys from a 98+ ranger with torsion bars and gain more lift... i THINK!

 

Stay stock until you have the money to get the SL drive shaft.

 

i have a 3 inch BL on my truck so im not Stock per say .....i would like to have a manual t case.....what yrs will work i have a 5 spd.....anyone find a cheap SL D shaft anywhere?

 

You can make yourself a Superlift shaft using a 95-97 Explorer shaft from a junkyard($50 or so), getting the adaptor for your current tcase($75-100), then getting that shaft shortened($50-$80). I built mine using brand new components at the cost of just under $300. I think it can easily be done for under $200.

Here's a nice very informative thread about the Superlift shaft alternative: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...riveshaft.html


As said earlier, PreKey has to do with 08+ torsion bar trucks...your truck already has the PreKeys in it.

 

ahhhh(BOWS DOWN TO THE MASTER) u dont know how many times i have searched for that thread.....thank you...

 

building one like shane said is your cheapest option. $433 is the cheapest SL shaft I could find and I looked everywhere.

You never know how long your stock shaft is going to work though. I've seen it go out in 5 miles or they last 20K, so.

 

shane once again taking all the credit

 

Would it be better if I said some dude in texas inspired me to build my shaft....and he and I were racing to see who's shaft got done first? I won, he slacked? lol.





Eric Griggs aka RangerNVS has a shaft that is very similar to mine with almost the same end cost out of pocket, but I paid less. lol.

 

haha

 

ok i got my buddy that works in a JY lookin to get me a shaft.....got some prices.....110 bucks for the neapco adaptor.....90 bucks to cut n balance the shaft....seems kinda pricy for a cut n balance i might shorten it myself n have them balance it....but idk yet....also what was the measurement that is needed for how long the shaft will need to be

 

Shane that statement is WRONG on soooo many levels...LMAO.....least you can't say your's is bigger....LMAO

 

PM incoming.

 

Find another shop. $90 is rediculous for a cut and rebalance. $90 is more like a lengthening price...or a shortening on a large shaft....this shaft is small. If there isn't another shop around, you're still way under the price of the Superlift shaft. I was getting prices ranging from $450 to upto $575 for the shaft. I kind of have it made being in a port city with tons of industrial areas and tons of semi-truck shops.

In that thread I linked, look at about page 6 for the links Zabeard posted. I think you can order them online from Six States Distributers for like $80...but it has been a while since I've clicked the links.

I don't remember the measurement needed....I bolted on the adaptor, then measured half moon to half moon. The guy at Six States measured the truck as well.

 

word what shane said....ROFL

 

what are your trying to say?

 

you worked your shaft for a very short time and it blew prematurely

 

I'm gonna be selling my superlift shaft soon........hopefully.

 

This isn't really going to help out the thread, but I had mine replaced under warranty so that I could have a spare when I went to cut mine up. The new shaft only lasted for 6,000 miles before it started slinging grease and clicking.

 

now you speak up

 

 

Lol. Not a done deal yet anyway, and it'll probably be a month or 2 or 3 or so.

 

^^Interested!!

 

ya i cant order from six states which seemed to be the cheapest on the adaptor....says u gotta log in as a retailer...idk.....on the lookout for a shaft....and ill dicker the guy at the driveline place down bc he wasnt sure on the price.....