stupidfast said:
ok so lets get this straight. the external clutch slave is more disierable and is on the outside of the bellhousing. they came this way starting in 94. spline counts on the shafts from the puegeot/TC setups are different than the ax-15 to the puegeot TC years, so a 23 spline shaft is needed to run an ax15 with the original Transfer Case. or, just get an ax15 with a TC already on it. they are good up to high milage. You need a CJ5 304 3 spd piolt bushing for it to all mate up, and the tranny crossmember needs to be moved back, wether the holes are already there for you or not. you also need the whole hydrolic clutch setup line from the same year as the ax15 you purchase. and the driveshaft on the ax15 vehicles is an inch shorter... which means that an ax15 is an inch longer? and be careful if you dont have much of a lift, becasue it will jab at your tcase... but acctualy this is good if your going spring over. an extra inch not to worry about with the driveshaft is good when soa in the rear.
so is there anything that i forgot? or anything that isnt nessesary? is that it?
Just to clarify a few things...
Both the Peugeot and the AX15 have the same transfer case behind them, the NP231. The Peugeot trans has a 21-spline output, and the AX15 has a 23-spline output (more splines = stronger). So, you'll either need to find a t-case that has a 23-spline input, or you need to find just a 23-spline input gear for the t-case and swap that into your existing one.
IF you go with the external slave setup, you will need to buy or find the whole thing, including the newer bellhousing. If you stay with the internal setup, the slave cylinder and plumbing from the Peugeot will work fine on the AX15, but you will still need an AX15 bellhousing.
The AX15 does have a slightly longer housing than the Peugeot does, which does mean the driveshaft length is slightly less, all other things considered equal. When you say you're going SOA - are you talking about in a YJ then? Being that this is, well, NA
XJA, I kind of assumed this was an XJ you were talking about, which is what I have, which is already set up SOA in the rear. FWIW, with the AX15, NP231, and a D44 rear with about 4.5" of lift, my rear driveshaft is around 30" long from u-joint to u-joint.
I'm not sure about what specific pilot bushing you use; like I said, I just ended up making one on a lathe out of some oil-impregnated brass.