DIY SYE and driveshaft combo complete!!

[AKswampheep]

Ok this has taken waayyy too long but i finally got this out of my way. I used a Rubicon Express seal housing and the corvette style yoke found on eBay. I also used a front driveshaft out of a 96? Grand Cherokee.. I found these to actually be about 2 1/2 inches longer than a cherokee front driveshaft.. so i lucked out there..everything went together fine with a little measuring and some cutting and drilling. I took off approx 2 1/8 of the output shaft and left approx 1 1/4 of splines. I had to search 3 napa auto stores in order to find the right national seal to use. i spent a total of $232 on this but it sure as hell beats tom woods $500 when youre on a budget so i saved a few bucks there.. definitely reccomend this if you have time and are on a budget.. it takes a bit to get everything together but it definitely comes together nicely.

 

[Kejtar]

I also used a front driveshaft out of a 96? Grand Cherokee.. I found these to actually be about 2 1/2 inches longer than a cherokee front driveshaft..

WHat is the length of the drive shaft? Weld to weld on the long section that is?

Thanks

 

[RyanM]

what budget? arent u the one that makes 30 dollars an hour
looks good tho from the crap picture

 

[Kittrell]

what budget? arent u the one that makes 30 dollars an hour
looks good tho from the crap picture

At 17, is he slingin' crack?

 

[Ramsey]

pretty much the same thing i did except i got the h and t from RE since i have the newer t-case. also used a zj driveshaft as they were the longest i could find but were also a bit smaller than an xj shaft. no troubles with it so far.

 

[AKswampheep]

Nope, no crack slingin around here.. just cleanin paint booth's for Subaru.. the length of the shaft from middle of u joint to middle of u joint with the slip halfway extended is 35 inches

 

[Kejtar]

Nope, no crack slingin around here.. just cleanin paint booth's for Subaru.. the length of the shaft from middle of u joint to middle of u joint with the slip halfway extended is 35 inches

Cool, thanks.

 

[AKswampheep]

Ok, theres been a few questions PM'd to me about this and i just wanted to clear things up. I used a Rubicon Express seal housing, part of their hack n tap SYE kit, you just have to call and order it seperately. I had to go and search a few napa stores to find the right seal that would fit the housing and a 1.5" diameter shaft. Then i used a "corvette style yoke" that you can find on ebay that will run you for a total of $125. I cut the output shaft of my 242 to where there was 1" 1/4 left of splines. Then i cut the yoke to where the back would have about 1/2" inside the seal, and so that the inside end would sit against the output shaft. I drilled and tapped for a 3/8-16 bolt and used a dome washer and tightened the yoke to the output shaft. then installed my grand cherokee front driveshaft and was on my way.