Do You Have Serious Suspension Lift? How About a Super-Long-Travel Front Suspension? You'll Want to Read This
How often does something really cool come along in the world of driveshafts? Sure, we’ve seen shafts with CVs on both ends, shafts with tractor splines, and even shafts with square tubing (don’t ask), but we had never seen a driveshaft that can operate at up to 80 degrees until we hooked up with Jesse Jaynes at High-Angle Driveline in Paradise, California.
Most constant-velocity, or CV, joints use ½-ton 1310-sized U-joints and can operate at angles up to about 32 degrees. High-Angle Driveline uses U-joints that are larger than 1-ton—along with some top-secret components Jaynes wouldn’t let us in on—to produce a CV joint that can operate at angles of up to 80 degrees. However, the 80-degree shaft is not intended for use in full-time front or rear applications because there’s no effective way to seal the CV. It’s just able to obtain too much angularity.
If you’ve got major amounts of suspension lift, or have a super-long-travel front suspension, this may be the answer you’re looking for. Follow along as we show you some highlights and install an 80-degree CV-equipped shaft in a 2000 Super Duty with 17 inches of lift.