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Well it seems I finally have a balanced driveshaft. Got the JE Reel delivered late yesterday and installed it today. Had to change out the flange on the transfer case which was unexpected but easy. My “old” shaft on its third iteration and is “perfect“, according to the shop, is nearly 0.5” off straight at the spline shaft this new shaft is only 0.2” off. I do feel “something” at 75+ but I’m not going to worry about it.

Here’s a pic of the new Reel vs the locally made one. They’re both made with Neapco parts, but the parts on the old one seem to be much more stout. At some point I’m gonna send the old one to Reel to be fixed and I may just re-install it one as my main.

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Mike Pierson said:
Well it seems I finally have a balanced driveshaft. Got the JE Reel delivered late yesterday and installed it today. Had to change out the flange on the transfer case which was unexpected but easy. My “old” shaft on its third iteration and is “perfect“, according to the shop, is nearly 0.5” off straight at the spline shaft this new shaft is only 0.2” off. I do feel “something” at 75+ but I’m not going to worry about it.

Here’s a pic of the new Reel vs the locally made one. They’re both made with Neapco parts, but the parts on the old one seem to be much more stout. At some point I’m gonna send the old one to Reel to be fixed and I may just re-install it one as my main.

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Why did not you send it back to Reel to begin with?
 
Mike Pierson said:
Well it seems I finally have a balanced driveshaft. Got the JE Reel delivered late yesterday and installed it today. Had to change out the flange on the transfer case which was unexpected but easy. My “old” shaft on its third iteration and is “perfect“, according to the shop, is nearly 0.5” off straight at the spline shaft this new shaft is only 0.2” off. I do feel “something” at 75+ but I’m not going to worry about it.

Here’s a pic of the new Reel vs the locally made one. They’re both made with Neapco parts, but the parts on the old one seem to be much more stout. At some point I’m gonna send the old one to Reel to be fixed and I may just re-install it one as my main.

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If you ever got up to Utah, checkout Slyco Drivelines (https://slycodrivelines.com/)

I've had them balance and they resized a front driveshaft when another shop couldn't get it right.

Reasonable pricing as well.
 
Mike Pierson said:
Well it seems I finally have a balanced driveshaft. Got the JE Reel delivered late yesterday and installed it today. Had to change out the flange on the transfer case which was unexpected but easy. My “old” shaft on its third iteration and is “perfect“, according to the shop, is nearly 0.5” off straight at the spline shaft this new shaft is only 0.2” off. I do feel “something” at 75+ but I’m not going to worry about it.

Here’s a pic of the new Reel vs the locally made one. They’re both made with Neapco parts, but the parts on the old one seem to be much more stout. At some point I’m gonna send the old one to Reel to be fixed and I may just re-install it one as my main.

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Just bring it to Drive Line & Gear in Reno next time you go that way. They will have it done same day.
 
Mike Pierson said:
Well it seems I finally have a balanced driveshaft. Got the JE Reel delivered late yesterday and installed it today. Had to change out the flange on the transfer case which was unexpected but easy. My “old” shaft on its third iteration and is “perfect“, according to the shop, is nearly 0.5” off straight at the spline shaft this new shaft is only 0.2” off. I do feel “something” at 75+ but I’m not going to worry about it.

Here’s a pic of the new Reel vs the locally made one. They’re both made with Neapco parts, but the parts on the old one seem to be much more stout. At some point I’m gonna send the old one to Reel to be fixed and I may just re-install it one as my main.

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Glad to hear you were finally able to get this problem fixed! Other than paint, what exactly makes the old one look more stout?
 
wayoflife said:
Glad to hear you were finally able to get this problem fixed! Other than paint, what exactly makes the old one look more stout?
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Thanks! Mainly the overall weight but the slip yoke is thicker and the spline shaft is a much larger diameter. Also, the CV yoke on the double cardan is different and seems to be heavier duty.

Probably just overthinking, it’s probably not any tougher than the Reel. Hell, I was able to bend it pretty easily at Shaver- I still don’t remember landing on it hard. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
Mike Pierson said:
Thanks! Mainly the overall weight but the slip yoke is thicker and the spline shaft is a much larger diameter. Also, the CV yoke on the double cardan is different and seems to be heavier duty.

Probably just overthinking, it’s probably not any tougher than the Reel. Hell, I was able to bend it pretty easily at Shaver- I still don’t remember landing on it hard. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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The slip shaft on the old driveline is SUPER LONG and being that it's solid, a lot of weight is probably there. I would say, it being that long didn't help anything in terms of balancing.
 
wayoflife said:
The slip shaft on the old driveline is SUPER LONG and being that it's solid, a lot of weight is probably there. I would say, it being that long didn't help anything in terms of balancing.
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Yeah, it really is! I was surprised at how long the BBT was on the Reel compared to the old one. 🤣

I’ll pass that along to the local shop, maybe that will help them out.
 
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