eat'n u joints

[CenTxk5blazer]

I've got to replace the u joint at the rear axle. This is the second time within the last 2 years, if i remember right. I think I need to get an angle guage to check the driveline but where does it need to be placed to measure the angle?

on top axle and TC?

4" lift
rear blocks
TC doesn't look lowered

Would this be a good place to start?

 

[pauly383]

Regardless of how long stock trucks last with u-joints , they will get eaten up if you really use it wheeling with a lift . I have NO vibes and still ate one in 9 months , but I really wheel as often as I can

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Lifted trucks wear u joints out.

If they're breaking, they're binding...otherwise......just replace them and forget about it.

 

[CenTxk5blazer]

I really don't wheel my truck. It's a DD that I use to tow just about anything. And carrier just about anything to the back of my family's ranch.

 

[CenTxk5blazer]

Is it the angle of the driveline that is causing it to bind or is it something else?

 

[Thunder]

2 years max is all I get out of my U joints (Neapco). And my K5 aint lifted. Just lockers on 33s. Replacing U joints regurlary is pretty much normal maintainance for a truck that is used off road a lot.

 

[RustBuket]

Two years aint bad for a ujoint?