You replace the inner and outter axle shafts and u joints on both sides with those from a Dana 30 with ABS. I plan on hitting the junk yard to get mine. When I get around to building my front.

 

I did some reserch, all the XJ's from 97-01 come with the 297/760 u-joint
And the 96 and earlier was 260 non-abs and 297 w/ABS.

Unless wikipedia is totaly wrong!! Lol!

 

you know what your right I forgot about that. Just make sure you swap out the stock 297s for 760s making sure to find one with a full circle retaining clip. and its cheap insurance to put a tack weld holding the cap to the axle shaft.

fun fact. 260 is the same size as the 1310 joint used in your drive shaft. the difference being 297 is internally locked and 1310 is externally locked.

 

you know what your right I forgot about that. Just make sure you swap out the stock 297s for 760s making sure to find one with a full circle retaining clip. and its cheap insurance to put a tack weld holding the cap to the axle shaft.

 

nice! good info right there. I dont think ill ever get to the point of needing lockers(i say that now lol)

 

Oh you will. Trust me. Unless you plan on just driving over speedbumps and curbs, lockers make a big difference off road. I said the same thing on my last XJ and ended up locked front and rear haha.

 

hahaha ya i hear ya, im sure i will. Im probably going to end up dumping wayyyyy more money into modding my XJ than i want too :P

 

I am already there, but the bug bit me now i have to get the damn thing how i think it needs to perform. The_ocho and an other buddy of mine (who drives a modded XJ) have set bars for me to achive, thus providing motivation to mod my rig.

 

haha well im sure once i hang out with you guys i will be the same way. Like my cobalt for example. it was 100% stock when i got it, now it is fully bolted, tuned, and suspension work i have about $6500 of parts into it lol

 

So i wana go on a run before i take my xj off the road and it will be off the road by end of month. Getting a family vehicle and building the xj finaly. Whos down? Maybe weekend after valentines day?

 

The club i am in is running Nelson on sunday the 10th. Just throwing it out there.

 

I would but got national guard duty this weekend.

 

Well poop... I tried. Btw thanks for all you do for us in the National Guard.

 

Your welcome. Thanks for paying your taxes. Hopefuly by may i will have my junkyard lift done lol depends how fast i get all my parts

 

dang, i wish i would have my XJ to go with you guys to Nelson! maybe next time!