Hi all. Looking to replace my front DS. Is the lucky 8 the way to go? Is there something better/cheaper?

 

there is better and there is cheaper, but it is a good middle of the road shaft from what i have read

 

I just got mine from Lucky8 yesterday. It all seemed to be top notch to me, greasable joints in all the spots. All the welds looked good and balancing was done, so I'm a happy camper. Bolted it in straight away and everything was nice and smooth so far with about 80 miles combined driving on it. It definitely seemed to be a much better quality unit than the one from Atlantic British that I took off.

 

There you go

 

I bought one off ebay, from Lucky8. Not sure if they are doing something else with their eBay shop, but the shaft I got had the balance weight welded on right next to the slip yoke grease zerk, making it impossible to get my grease gun to seal on the zerk. Also, didn't come with any nuts or bolts. Nothing critical, but still a pain in the ***.


Also, my grease gun won't fit in the front U-Joint, so while I have now replaced my driveshaft, I still can't drive the bleeping thing. Anyone know of where they sell a smaller grease gun fitting, or am I gonna have to grind mine down????

 

How does the Lucky 8 compair to the Coil Sprung Drive Shaft?

 

I think Lucky 8 carries the premium Tom Woods shaft also. It cost more than the one pictured above but is top of the line.

 

If you're referring to the GBR shaft, L8's is not as nice as the GBR but both of them are priced accordingly. I have a GBR rear and it's a very nice product. We used to sell the ones that Lucky8 sells and they didn't get many warranty claims over all the ones we sold.

 

No issue at all on greasing mine the balance weight is well away from any zerk and the uj's zerk are easy to access as well. Maybe they switched vendors.

 

I have the GB driveshafts, front and rear and I love them. In my opinion worth the extra money.