If you're looking for better options than a HnT, have you checked out Tom Woods? They have a kit that includes a new output shaft, seals, rear bearing, and a driveshaft...

http://www.4xshaft.com/SYE/242Jeepap...n27spline.html

Are you talking about the corner lens? The bottom part of that is a reflector. If you're going to modify that so it lights up, you'll have to put a reflector somewhere else in that vicinity to stay DOT legal.

 

i have a rust hole directly under the front seats crossmember. i heard they're a pain to remove. what's the best thing to do here? clean and cut out the rust from under the jeep and weld there? the crossmember itself is solid and has 0 rust, only the floor under it seems affected. if i want to try and remove it, is it spot welded?

 

Yes, it has tabs that connect it to the trans tunnel and inner rocker (one spot each) and a bunch along the floor. Have you peeled back the carpet to look or are you just looking underneath? If there's a tiny rust hole under the seat crossmembers there's going to be rust creeping into the spot welds on the floor, plus 70% of it is over the frame rail

 

I must have an extremely rare problem, or my earlier post might be invisible. Anyone else had a problem similar to this? Any help would be appreciated. TIA

 

I thought that there were only H/T available for the 242, that changes things a bit especially since I didn't grab the driveshaft out of the jeep i pulled the D44 from which I was planning on swapping in at the same time as the lift.
Thank you.

However I'd still like to avoid an SYE if possible. Will the axle shims work without an SYE?

 

See this is why we keep this guy around^

What's wrong with a H&T? Plenty of people run them and they're not that weak?

 

Hell Fellow Jeep Heads!

I have a 97 Cherokee Sport and I would like to upgrade to 4wd. As of now, it has a dead axle up front.

Does a bolt on axle/ conversion kit/ combination exist, or does it required welding and fabrication in all cases?

Thanks in advance for all of your advise!

 

Y u no like Hack N Tap? You'll still need a driveshaft with a "complete" SYE kit.

As for shims, they're used to correct pinion angle to deal with U joint alignment. With a double cardan yoke you typically need to point the pinion UP, so the pinion and DS are basically straight (operating angle of nil on the single cardan). With two single cardans at either end of the DS you will need to point the pinion DOWN so that each U joint is at the same angle and in phase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmV4qwLfOMY

The vehicle side is identical for 2WD and 4WD. You will require the transmission, transfer case, front axle, drive shafts, and a couple other incidental things like the shifter and interior trim.
You'll need almost an entire donor Jeep.

 

I'm not worried about it being weak. This isn't a dedicated trail rig, currently it doesn't get driven much at all, let alone on the trails, as my work provides me with a vehicle. So it's not something that gets off-road often, when it does it's nothing extreme, I just want it a little more capable then it currently is and to ride and act as if the 3" was a stock option. Also I don't feel comfortable doing a H/T myself.

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to cut corners on this I mean I'm going to be spending roughly $2200 on the lift itself. I want to make sure I know as much as possible before diving in and realizing I ****ed up somewhere. My overall plan is to keep this thing going for as long as possible while being able to do and go where I want when I want with it.

So once aging I ask, will the shims work if I don't have an SYE? I for one cannot see a reason why they wouldn't but that's why I'm here asking people who know more then me.

 

Thanks @Salad!


I thought this was the case, but wasn't sure. Thanks for your knowledge!

What would be the recommended axle to bolt in?

Thanks again!

 

All 4WD XJs, MJ, ZJs, and TJs share a D30 (Dana 30) front axle, but some are stronger than others.

You'll want a '94-99 front axle from a Cherokee if you'll be taking it offroad. If it's staying on the street, a '92-01 axle will be just fine from an XJ, ZJ, or TJ.

The driveshaft will need to be from a 4WD XJ with the same transmission as yours (manual or auto).

 

So I bought a little oil lubed Craftsmen Compresor.

http://www.sears.com/3-gallon-1.0-hp...3&blockType=G3

$65 out the door and they gave me $20 bucks on the back end. Member of that shopyourway rewards program. Came with the accessories so I am all set to just blow stuff off like all this is really good for. My question is if I were to buy a 3/8" hose would it not work well with it. My thinking is that with the increased size of the hose it will empty the compressor quicker and might have less air volume coming out. Does that make any sense at all?

Thinking of one of these;

http://www.kmart.com/campbell-hausfe...W007794968002P

Now I know that the PVC will be a pain to handle but figure I will get this for free.

Or this one which will cost me about $6:

http://www.kmart.com/tekton-50-ft-x-...p-00910953000P

While I am thinking about this someday I would like to buy a big boy compressor. Any thoughts on this one?

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...l?cm_vc=-10005

 

Where ya at in Florida? I just did the conversion last year and can help ya out if you need it.

 

Sorry bud. I wouldn't say it's extremely rare, as I've heard people have this problem before, but I guess the people that HAVE had this problem just haven't seen it yet. Hang in there, man.

 

what do you plan on usimg the compressor for?