You will need to add on what's called a Slip Yoke Elminator. This eliminates the factory slip yoke tail cone of the 231 and changes it to a fixed yoke setup that is much shorter. This will ad around 3 inches to your driveshaft length hence reducing the angle of the driveline. You will also have to replace your rear driveshaft with a CV style rear. The entire setup can be had for about 500 bucks from numerous internet vendors.
Also the offset in the diff of the 8.8 isn't enough to cause any problems when putting it under your rig.
CV stands for constant velocity. Basically when a normal U-joint on a driveshaft spins at an angle it speeds up and slows down causing serious vibrations. A CV style drive shaft eliminates this by putting a special kind of joint instead of the U joint. Very simply think of a ball in a cage with gears and a shaft into the ball and another out of the cage. It keeps the shaft speed constant no matter what angle. Hope this helps you understand heres a pic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant-velocity_joint
Thanks, that looks pretty good. I think I am going to try the slip yoke eliminator first. It looks like I already have a t-case drop that came with my lift because I have the bushings btwn the skid plat and the frame, but correct me if I am wrong. I have a lot of continous driveline problems, especially throwing u-joints
I too have what seem like drive line angle problems but can't quite figure it out I have sye kit installed with a tom woods cv style driveshaft have correct messurements and all but contiune to throw u-joints in the pinion yoke. I have a 4.5in lift 3.5 suspension and 1inch body my truck also has a tcase drop on it and i have a 1 inch riser motor mounts does anyone know my cause for throwing u joints
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