red_01_xj said:I tried to put a zj shaft in the front of my xj and it wouldnt fit...it was bout 1.5" too long...I have one on the rear of my xj for my sye...it measures about 35.5 from u joint to u joint where the xj is only 34
Absolutely. Should be perfect.csturboz said:so i assume its safe to say that the front shaft will still fit fine with no real problems with the d44 and automatic with about 4.5 inches lift?
Thanks for backing me on this...Ill try to take some measurements if and when I take the shaft out.96CheroKeeClassik said:I've read several different times where people said they were using a ZJ front shaft with a AX15 manual (w/ 8.25 or 44 rears) or a D35 (w/ AW4 auto) because of the extra 1.5" it has, since the XJ auto front shaft was to small for their measurements.
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The front shaft is a double cardan type....JPTHING said:For the tiny little 4.5-6" lift, skip the Double cardan shaft, and use a 84-86 Xj front shaft. I have a front shaft from a '86 on the rear of my '88 with a '96 AX-15, and NP231 w/SYE.
Powerman said:ZJ drive shafts are not longer that XJs. A ZJ front DS from an auto is the exact same as a XJ front DS from an auto. They are the same part # too IIRC.
96CheroKeeClassik said:I've read several different times where people said they were using a ZJ front shaft with a AX15 manual (w/ 8.25 or 44 rears) or a D35 (w/ AW4 auto) because of the extra 1.5" it has, since the XJ auto front shaft was to small for their measurements.
Like someone said earlier the C8.25 output is about 2" further forward than the D35. And thats why alot of time everyone says that the front XJ shaft conversion only works on AW4 and C8.25 applications.
The D44 and C8.25 are very close to the same in relation to yoke output.
hope this helps....
CheapXJ said:you gotta use one from an early selectrac XJ
they used the 228/229 transfercases, those things were freakin LONG