right meow im using a stock front cherokee-xj drive shaft out of a 91, as my rear with a sye. i know for sure that there are longer front shafts out there that will work what models and years should i be looking for zj? xj? wj? tj? yj?

 

Stock front out of an automatic tranny xj is what i used for a few years

 

I use a stock front shaft out of a V-8, Auto Tranny, ZJ, in my 91 XJ with 6" lift and SYE. It is a couple of inches longer than a stock 4.0. Auto tranny front XJ shaft. an XJ shaft barely fit in my Jeep fully extended while sitting straight and level. The ZJ shaft works perfect for my setup. I still carry a stock front XJ shaft as my trail spare because I can replace either front or rear shaft to get me home with my one spare.

 

Buck anybody over in oak makw drive lines a place youd recomend of course. Im doubling finaly

 

There is not a driveline shop in Oak Harbor or Anacortes that I know of. There is one in Mt. Vernon but the guy does crappy work. The closest place that I would actually refer a friend to is Driveline Service of Bellingham. I believe the guy who owns it's name is Ken. He custom built the shafts for my Toyota Truck years ago when I did the Marlin Crawler double Transfer Cases. His shop is off of Iowa Street right behind Northwest Offroad, the Toyota 4x4 shop up there.

 

u could try drive lines north west. they did mine a number of years ago for my old 75 dodge. at the time it was cheap enough n chunky to boot. was a 2 wheeler tho. i sure miss that old truck.

 

Ill give the gent in b ham a try. I had d-lines made by the guy in mt v once wont go there again. I coulda just hacked and welded my shaft and had the same results

 

this is the answer i was lookin for, do you know by any chance what year the years i have seen have kinda funky looking front shaft. thanks

 

The ZJ shaft I have in my Jeep is out of a 97. I believe any 93-98 V-8 auto trans ZJ front shaft should work. They are really skinny. Mine is a little thinner than my OEM front XJ shaft but believe me when I say it's tough!! I ripped through every trail at Elbe a couple of weekends ago including THREE trips through the Busy Wild. Then, I drove my Jeep the 200+ miles home. Well worth the money you will spend on one and knowing that you can pick up a replacement in most any scrap yard, should you need to!

 

"right meow". Did everyone miss the Super troopers reference!? Lol. Oh so funny.

 

Maybe this will help? http://www2.dana.com/pdf/J321-CV.pdf

 

That catalog is an awesome referece!! Thanks for posting the link!

 

thank you for the information fellas