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- Cincinnati, Ohio
Hey all,
I just read a post where people had talked about using a Hack n Tap with front driveshaft in rear.
I currently have 6" of lift with 33's but I have not put on my Hack n Tap yet, but god I need to. So here's my situation, when I bought my lift from a local wheeler, included was a nice double-cv Woods driveshaft (picture below)
but not sure exactly how long or short it needs to be for the lift. I measured my current stock driveshaft (shown)
and as you can see, from end the transfer case to the middle of the u-joint (yoke?) on the other end of the shaft is 35". But from the middle of the u-joint (yoke?) near the TC to the u-joint/yolk at the end the current measurement of the driveshaft just sitting is 27.5".
Then, I took pictures of the front, didn't get measurements at stock height, is this how it is supposed to look?
So all this leads me to several questions:
1. is my front driveshaft length okay?
2. I know I need to install the Hack N Tap and I am going to, but once I install it and measurement from the Hack N Tap to the yoke? I take that new driveshaft to a driveline place and tell them what? Will they know how much driveline should be showing at sitting height, etc?
3. Or better yet, how do I know if the new driveshaft is too long. Meaning, let's say it fits after I put the SYE on, how do I know how much driveshaft should be showing, if it is compressed to much or has too much driveshaft showing?
4. And last, let's say my dront driveshaft is too short, should I have that lengthened or should I just switch that one to the rear like people have done and have the Woods shortened for the front?
I realized some of these are newb questions, but I guess I am when it comes to driveline stuff, so please try to help as much as you can, just trying to do this stuff right the first time.
Some specs that might help are:
97 XJ 4 door, 4.0, 8.25 rear, D30 front, daily driver, 6" lift approx, 4.56 gears front & rear, locked front and rear, 33" TrXus, adj lower's and uppers, RE drop brackets
Thanks,
Chris
I just read a post where people had talked about using a Hack n Tap with front driveshaft in rear.
I currently have 6" of lift with 33's but I have not put on my Hack n Tap yet, but god I need to. So here's my situation, when I bought my lift from a local wheeler, included was a nice double-cv Woods driveshaft (picture below)
but not sure exactly how long or short it needs to be for the lift. I measured my current stock driveshaft (shown)
and as you can see, from end the transfer case to the middle of the u-joint (yoke?) on the other end of the shaft is 35". But from the middle of the u-joint (yoke?) near the TC to the u-joint/yolk at the end the current measurement of the driveshaft just sitting is 27.5".
Then, I took pictures of the front, didn't get measurements at stock height, is this how it is supposed to look?
So all this leads me to several questions:
1. is my front driveshaft length okay?
2. I know I need to install the Hack N Tap and I am going to, but once I install it and measurement from the Hack N Tap to the yoke? I take that new driveshaft to a driveline place and tell them what? Will they know how much driveline should be showing at sitting height, etc?
3. Or better yet, how do I know if the new driveshaft is too long. Meaning, let's say it fits after I put the SYE on, how do I know how much driveshaft should be showing, if it is compressed to much or has too much driveshaft showing?
4. And last, let's say my dront driveshaft is too short, should I have that lengthened or should I just switch that one to the rear like people have done and have the Woods shortened for the front?
I realized some of these are newb questions, but I guess I am when it comes to driveline stuff, so please try to help as much as you can, just trying to do this stuff right the first time.
Some specs that might help are:
97 XJ 4 door, 4.0, 8.25 rear, D30 front, daily driver, 6" lift approx, 4.56 gears front & rear, locked front and rear, 33" TrXus, adj lower's and uppers, RE drop brackets
Thanks,
Chris