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[Jeepguy91]

You want a pic of the drive shaft? If it makes any difference in running a 242 t case in my jeep.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I was around 7" with the XJ....maybe a little less now with "settling" in my old age...I can text a pic or two

 

[RedHeep]

I have two front shafts in the jeep. 6.5" springs with a 1 inch spacer.

I have a AA sye and a d60.

 

[SAMSET]

I have been running it on my 6in lift for a couple years. Daily driven(well when i worked) That said I have a lot of vibes at high speeds that are just not there when I take out the front shaft.

 

[BRIANHO13]

14 bolt. That will fix it



They're too short. All of them. I bet they're 1/2" of slip in that shaft

There is waaaay more slip in it than that.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

hobags shaft slips all over the place......

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

I had a front shaft in the rear of my XJ with 5.5", 231 SYE, 9".
the ZJ on the other hand needed a shorter shaft up front and a much longer shaft in the rear.

 

[Smash Hole]

There is waaaay more slip in it than that.

This is lengthened two inches and is still too short

 

[macgyvr]

There are different length shafts...just like real life.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=246203211&postcount=1

It doesn't appear to show a distinction between a 231/242 in an XJ tho.

The baby Jeep had a swapped in 231 for a 242, and a swapped in D44 for the D35. It had about 4 inches of lift. The front driveshaft that I had would not extent far enough to work, it was into the splines. I had it lengthened an inch to make it work correctly.

mac 'an expensive inch' gyvr

 

[Smash Hole]

There are different length shafts...just like real life.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=246203211&postcount=1

It doesn't appear to show a distinction between a 231/242 in an XJ tho.

The baby Jeep had a swapped in 231 for a 242, and a swapped in D44 for the D35. It had about 4 inches of lift. The front driveshaft that I had would not extent far enough to work, it was into the splines. I had it lengthened an inch to make it work correctly.

mac 'an expensive inch' gyvr

I pay $90 for full retube in DOM and balance. And super sweet paint

I'm just going to start buying TJ shafts and sleeving them for the trail rigs

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

why TJ?

 

[REWSTER]

my front shaft for the rear is too long. its only got about an inch before it will bottom out. but i never took out the Tcase spacer and its sitting on a saggy 3 inch lift

 

[Smash Hole]

why TJ?

They long.

The the BBC of jeep shafts

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

BBC... took me a second haha.

 

[SAMSET]

6in lift 35s

 

[kmanxj5050]

6in lift 35s

That looks fine to me.

So suck it smash hole!

 

[Smash Hole]

Is that a hack n tap? Because I don't believe you

 

[Jeepguy91]

Brennen ours is a hack and tap. Will go outside and take a photo for ya

 

[Smash Hole]

Brennen ours is a hack and tap. Will go outside and take a photo for ya

That's why.

Suck it Kman. Your shaft is too short and your wife agrees.

 

[K5Matt]

I thought BBC = big block chevy...

Here's my current situation. AA SYE, driveshaft is from the 96 I parted out many moons ago.

The gap is about 2". Dana 44 and rubicon express 3.5" leaf springs.

Held up well so far...