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What length driveshaft do I want?

Old 02-17-2010, 06:23 PM
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Im going to buy the combo AA SYE and Tom Woods driveshaft combo from Rusty's, im not going to be able to measure to find the exact length since I don't want to spend another 50 bucks ordering them separately and spend a week driving around in front wheel drive. I currently have a NP231, 8.25 and 4 inch rear lift and im planning on 1 more inch soon bringing the total to 5in of lift, what length driveshaft should I ask for?
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Why can't you measure? All you have to do is take a tape measure and with your Jeep sitting completely level, measure from the rear TC housing end to your rear axle pinion yoke. It takes quite literally about two minutes of your time. With that one measurement, any driveline shop can build you a driveshaft. They can even put a CV or Double Cardan joint at the TC end if that is what you want.
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Its not that im too lazy to do it, everyone i've talked to says for the measurement to be "exact" I need to have the SYE installed first. I got quotes from local driveline shops which would have been my first choice if they all didn't charge over 500 dollars for just the driveshaft. Cheapest I found quoted me 525, the rusty's kit is 480 for the SYE and the shaft.
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