Ok, I know many people have talked about lift and sye's but I was wanting some input. I am about to order a 6.5 lift and with 2" spacers have an 8.5" lift. I plan to have the LCA drop brackets and a hack and tap SYE. My question is about the rear axle. I am planning of running a front axle until I can afford to pick up a nicer one, but what car should I get mine from with that lift and the hack and tap. My cherokee is a 1989 with auto trans 4.0.

Thanks for the info.
Frankie

 

with that much lift a front drive shaft will probably be to short

the same front shaft that you have in your jeep now should be the best one


one from a grand Cherokee my be longer go junk yard searching and measure some

 

You could get a 9" or a D60 out of a 65-69 f-150 for the rear. For the front you could get a D44 out of a 65-69 f-150 aswell.

 

with that kinda of lift you are going to have to go junk yard hunting for a shaft even then it may need to be rebuilt so a new shaft maybe cheaper in the long run

 

look at tom woods shafts a little pricey but they are nice you can search the JY but not sure if you will find anything you need but good luck

 

those are some of the worst axles you could sink under an xj

 

Well I didnt plan to change the front unless it is going to be too short for the lift. I guess Ill need to check out a junk yard. Does anyone out there have the same size lift that could tell me about how long the drive shaft would need to be. Then I can go search the junk yard and report back what I find.

 

How??? I think i got the years wrong, i think it was actually 75-79

 

you don't need to go back that far to get a 9 inch rear housing. and it will be hard to find anything that will work that is that old

 

I guess thats true.

 

im runningg a hp dana 30 and 8.25 in mine and never had a problem besides crappy auto parts stores u joints in the axle shafts, and i can honestly say mine does get used and used well. o, btw, im runnin 8" with 35's

 

im sittin around 5 inches of lift and 33's...just recently trimmed so i could fit 35's if i want. what size tires you looking to run? 8 inches on a cherokee is HUGE, its gonna be a bit tipsy

 

How will it be hard to find something that will work that is that old?

 

Don't worry abut the front drive shaft. I think it will be long enough. I am running a tall 6" lift and it is plenty long enough. Just wait and see.

 

Are ur using a front drive shaft on the rear? If so from what year? If not what is the lengh of your rear shaft.