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Old 06-17-2010, 09:22 AM
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I have a '92 NON-ABS cherokee with the 8.25" chrysler rear. As stated in a prior post, i am swapping to the XJ dana 44. My question is, since I am still new to all of this, i no doubt have the 260 u-joints. Is it possible to upgrade these to the 297s without having to upgrade the driveshaft? or would i be better off upgrading it all? i know in the long run i will upgrade the shafts and such, but for right now, running a stock suspension and all... Thanks for reading and all the help as usual, you guys are the best!
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no you can't.
you need the larger shafts. if you don't have vac disco, just replace with newer non abs or older abs shafts.
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no you can't.
you need the larger shafts. if you don't have vac disco, just replace with newer non abs or older abs shafts.
I kind of figured this was the case, but never hurts to ask, heh. more to budget. Ok, so a side question then... is there a "good JY" axle to try and find to upgrade in the mean time? obviously length becomes an issue, heh. maybe grab the one from a '97+ cherokee w/8.25"? just an idea, heh.

edit: reading ftw... you more or less already said what i could upgrade with, I just didn't really pay attention i guess. /sigh lol

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