Driveshaft options...

[Joopin]

I'm in the market for a CV Driveshaft and I have been looking at the following companies:

Tom Woods (UT)
Dennys Driveshafts (NY)
Highangle Driveline (CA)

I have talked to all of them over the phone and they all have good selling points.

Tom Woods: Pros- Next day delivery, $525 with Sye, Welds warrenteed for life of the shaft. Cons- Across the country (for me in nj), shafts made in one day (which means the shafts are partialy made).

Dennys Driveshafts: Pros- Good rep, Lifetime warrantee on all welds and tubing, free labor if it does need work, on the east coast, they use ALL top quality parts + sealed u-joints. Cons- Build shaft from the bottom up (takes longer), don't sell Sye kit, don't specialize in JUST shafts.

Highangle Driveline: Pros- Good rep, sell sye kit, choice of 1/2 ton or 1 ton shafts. Cons- Across the country, they say I need a 1 ton shaft ($200 more), warantee is lacking.

Prices:
Tom Woods: $525 for cv shaft and sye, no shipping.
Dennys Driveshafts: $265 +s&h for cv shaft.
Highangle Driveline: $489 +s&h for 1/2 ton cv shaft and sye, add $200 for 1 ton shaft.
-Highangle also told me I needed a 1 ton shaft, tcase drop, AND an engine lift on top of my SYE... I'm only doing a soa with 35s!


I don't know what to do here, so I'm turning to you people for opinions on the choices I have. Things to add to the pros and cons, experiances with the companies... This is the stuff I just found out today, if anyone can help me choose I would greatly appriciate it, thanks.

Joopin'

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I've heard nothing but good about Tom Woods' product and customer service. He is at the top of most people's lists when they think about CV shafts and SYE kits.

 

[jeepin916]

i would just go buy a set of shafts off a jeep, front and rear and bring it to a welder and tell them what u want done i got a proce of 75 bucks to get it done here in NY

 

[Joopin]

Nah I spent too much money on this jeep to chinse out on the driveshaft... If I'm gonna do it, I do it to last. Who knows whats going to happen with a cobbed up shaft. I'll leave it to the pros.

And here is another question for EVERYONE, given the info I posted above... which deal would you pick??

 

[laneiac]

Tom Woods definetely. Good warranty, and they arent gonna try to con u into getting something you dont need.

 

[Joopin]

Nobody has done buisness with these other companies?? I guess it's a shut out then. Thanks for the pair of votes guys.

 

[Snitty]

after doing some reading last night... there is no question that Tom Woods makes the best driveshaft... he does them custom to EVERY jeep that he sells for.. its not like simply buying one from a catalog and hoping that it fits... before you buy it, he will ask you some specific measurements to make sure your shaft fits like a glove

 

[Joopin]

both of the other places do the same thing... check it out.
www.dennysdriveshaft.com
www.highangledriveline.com

one thing I don't like about tom woods is he uses greasable u joints... you can ask for the non greasable but they said on the site that water can still get in there. Denny's driveshafts told me that the u joints they use keep all water out and are non greasable!

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Question about factory alarm

Sounds like Tom Woods is being honest and Denny's is trying to make a sale. Seriously, none are impervious to water.

 

[ajfrank43]

What's wrong with owning a TJ?

I've got a Tom Woods cv rear driveshaft and never have had a problem with the driveshaft or their customer service. When I ordered my SYE kit, I got it and part of it was cracked. One phone call and a new one was in the mail before I even sent the broke one back.