TrapperScott1211

So how many of y'all have installed a SYE on your DD? while you were waitin on the T/W driveshaft....were you able to run on the front D/S for the week or two that it took to get your nes DS?
Personally I can't see a reason why it would hurt....just thought I'd bounce it off of others before I did something stupid????
Thanx....Scott

okcjeeper

Are you talking moving the front DS to the rear or just having the front DS with no DS in the rear? if it is the later don't do it.

xjrev10

i would do it just to get home- not mile after mile.

itsanxjthing

Ya you can get it home with no rear ds driving in front wheel drive. Dont just drive it around like that. Once it gets to the driveway it should stay there till the rear is back in

TrapperScott1211

OK.....thanx y'all

caged

you should be able to use a front driveshaft from an automatic xj in the rear with your sye.

i know a couple guys that drove their xj/zj with front ds only for about a month. also waiting for rear driveshafts.
no problem, it's not gonna hurt anything. just don't be heavy on the skinny. you have the larger u-joints, so you should be fine.

just remember to cover the tailstock of your transfer case so you don't loose your fluid.

Matt Ellerbee

you can drive as long as you want in FWD. did it for 2 months in my TJ while building my 8.8.

everything will work as it should if you were in 2WD, still spinning.

Mike H.

yep, drive it.

sflxj

two guys that work here have done it. just dont drive too much and when you have the new rear d/s change the front u-joints too. but you will be fine.

MasterShakeXJ

i've always seen it as being kind of a bad idea personally. i did however drive it with no front ds and the rear ds for a while which is fine.

JSwamper

my buddy did that on hes dakota, and the tranny went on it.

Now im not sure if its because he was driving with the front DS or its just another pei-ce of **** dakota

sflxj

*its just another pei-ce of **** dakota

haha

Off Road Wag

YA i did it for a few months and raacked up 2500 miles in part time because i had no rear and it was fine for awhile but it finally took its toll on the transfer case. so ya you cann do it for a couple weeks or even a month but dont go longer than that

Copytech

Why not wait until the driveshaft comes in then install the SYE?

bmfcustoms

girl i know beat the hell out of her 93 xj for 10 months with no rear shaft. you will be fine.