ahh haha, I wasn't sure if you were adding onto Jafir's comment and saying everyone in Utah is related...Mormons and such

 

All I was saying is that gbr, Tom woods, and this tatton guy all seem to be in Utah.

 

my last name is Tatton and my family use to get "family" reunion invites from some of them even though we never met and as far back as I traced my genealogy I'm yet to find where they are connected.

 

My Drive shaft on my D2 is scary at 100,000 miles now.
I get "the vibe" past 65 MPH.
I'll probably know what a spear(ed) fish feels like soon.

Are these quality drive shafts?
And the price on eBay is now $300.

Looks pretty all new in the side by side.

 

You can rebuild yours for about $75.

 

That's what I don't get. Why aren't people just rebuilding them? I you absolutely can't be without your vehicle for more than the time it takes to swap a driveshaft then spend the $300 plus shipping otherwise just rebuild yours or get a driveline shop to do it for you. If the sealed u-joints from the factory went 100k plus miles, it would seem that the design is sufficiently robust and the addition of servicable parts will only make it better. I can't figure out why there are 10+ page threads full of insults and unsubstantiated claims about the quality of custom driveshafts for stock vehicles used only on the street.

 

I didn't rebuild mine because of the time it takes, and after all that time I'd still be at stock strength. I'd rather have a stronger prop shaft for when I take the truck off road.

 

Looking at stronger driveshafts makes sense for a lifted truck that gets wheeled, but I don't see the point for a stock truck running to the mall. Save the cash for all of the other things that are going to break.

By the way, has there been any threads about stock shafts breaking off road? The DII shafts don't seem that different than the DI shafts and weren't they used for the Camel Trophy events? Those trucks were stock height so the shafts weren't extended as far as they would be in a lifted truck but from the footage I've seen they saw their share of abuse.

 

Plenty of stock shafts have broken, some from abuse but most because of poor design. And OE replacements haven't faired so well off road either...


That was from a little woods trail down in CT

 

I've heard of a small handful where the tube has twisted (the one that's pictured) and couple where the double yoke broke but it wasn't clear if it was fatigue or a failed u-joint.
Yes, there have been a lot that have broken because of the sealed u-joints.
For probably 99% the stock shaft is fine.
Of course there's nothing wrong with replacing with a HD shaft, just saying that that's not the only option for the majority of people.