If you can get a DS for $50 or less then go for it and buy the u joints for it. A hack n tap is stated to be for front xj DS up to 6" of lift. Full SYE are shorter shaft so hence why a longer DS may be needed.

 

yeah my locak jy has em for 50. I already have one up under my xj for the front cause mine got trashed at jeepfest.

so if I were to just do a hack n tap an xj front ds would definitely work?
I may go that route then. are the hack n taps worth a damn though?


I just don't have much leeway for things to go wrong with it being my dd. if I put her down for the weekend to work on she's gotta be back up and running by monday or be drivable if I need to make a parts store run. know what I mean? lol.

 

Ok do this, install full SYE, measure and if length is right, use your current front DS as the rear one and go to jy to get a new one and rebuild. Done. New go drink sonera Guinness

 

I don't like Guinness

 

 

hahah thanks a lot guys. I really appreciate the help. looks like I've got some thinking to do.

 

I have not checked with a gun, the one tool I don't yet own. I cannot remember if I changed the sender when I did the thermostat the first time two months ago.

Why I am so stuck on the temp being wrong is the interior heat is really lack luster. Before it would get hot in the cab but it was also running around240-250 degrees. Now it feels like a midget is in the dash blowing on me through a straw.

Are XJ's just not that great with their a/c and heat output?

 

Are there not a complete set, sye and new driveshafts I can buy as a buy and install kit

 

Nope because every xj is different

 

Grrrrr.

 

Hi guys,

I put a 3.5" Rubicon Express lift on my Jeep last week, with a 1" Transfer Case drop kit. Altogether, it feels extremely solid, but it has introduced a new (fairly mild, but noticeable) vibration at all speeds. Initially, I thought it was just more vibration from the road making it up to me because of the stiffer springs, but now I'm thinking it might be the rear drive shaft. I've included some pics of the drive shaft at both ends.

From looking at the pics, do you think the drive shaft could be the source of the vibes? If so, how important is it for me to get an SYE vs just letting it be for a while until I've finished other mods? (skid plates, new tires, recovery points, etc)

Thanks!

 

Chances are the stiff leaf springs have you sitting higher than 3.5" in the rear. Ditch the TC drop and go for an SYE to fix your issue. Get that ground clearance back

 

One thing that will help till you can get a SYE, is to put in New ujoints. Old ones may be binding some at the new angle.

 

New u joints will help for a lil but they get eaten out. Its a bandaid fix like A TC

 

Yeah I'd make the SYE a priority. Vibrations can tear stuff up pretty quick. Much more important than tires recovery etc imo.