4x4 vibration

zeruin · #1 10-12-2008, 10:20 PM

Okay, I think I've asked this before, just never fixed the issue.. mainly because I never drive in 4x4, but I want to go ahead and fix it.. lol

Anywho, I'm driving on a 6" Procomp and I get vibrations from the front end over 40+ mph in 4x4.. I've heard the solution is to reclock and balance the front driveshaft, is this correct? I probably have no idea how to do this, so can any of you recommend a place or what kinda shop could do this? I've heard people paying $60-70 and that sounds great to me.. can the dealership do this, or should I take it to a offroad shop, or how about the shop that re-geared my truck?

Hillbilly_Delux · #2 10-13-2008, 02:07 AM

Was the driveshaft not re-clocked when the lift was installed?? If it wasn't, it's a pretty easy job to take out the shaft yourself and clock it. A driveshaft shop will have to re-balance it. But, they just gave mine back to me and said it didn't need balancing. But, if the shaft has already been clocked and balanced......then you gonna need a new CV style shaft.

zeruin · #3 10-13-2008, 02:13 AM

hmm.. I doubt it was clocked and rebalanced from the beginning, the manager of the local DiscountTire did my lift. Him and his buddy do it on the side, but I guess they didnt think to re-clock it.. what is needed to reclock it myself? I'm sure I could probably do it myself, but I'd prefer to have it done professionally just in case I got in over my head..

06yz250f · #4 10-13-2008, 09:42 PM

try and do it yourself. if you get in over your head, just throw the driveshaft in your truck and drive somewhere to get it done.

Hillbilly_Delux · #5 10-15-2008, 06:38 AM

I don't know about the Procomp kit.....but every other kit has a section where it says in really big letters that you must re-clock he shaft. So, if they read the instructions, I would hope they clocked it. You can tell really easy by just getting under the truck and looking. The hardest part is getting the shaft off the truck. To re-clock it, all you do is pull the shaft apart at the slip yoke.......grind off a speck of metal about the size of a pencil lead, and then put it back together.

Again, my shaft didn't need to be re-balanced, but you should probably check anyway.