Jeep cherokee help
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From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I planed on doing a transfer case drop and I found a Rubicon express lift that Has it included I cant afford an sye and drives haft or at least not any time soon. Could I get away with just an sye? I plan to but 200 on some steel rims and I have tires now. I just need to sort out how to lift it.
I planed on doing a transfer case drop and I found a Rubicon express lift that Has it included I cant afford an sye and drives haft or at least not any time soon. Could I get away with just an sye? I plan to but 200 on some steel rims and I have tires now. I just need to sort out how to lift it.
Last edited by XJ=mistress; Jan 13, 2016 at 08:44 PM.
I understand what it is... I think. But keep in mind this is my daily driver and it's not going rock crawling to the extreme just some mud and trails. So would a transfer case drop do the job? And honestly I hope you say yes because I can't afford the alternative.
I paid like $180 for my sye and $27.30 for a driveshaft. If you can't afford that then I would wait, it cost you more pain, heartache and money in the long run if you do a tcase drop. An sye is not terribly expensive, and very beneficial. Especially if you plan on off-roading your jeep. I go stuck on my lowered crossmember offroad. Still mad about that.
Last edited by Shorty_mcs; Jan 13, 2016 at 08:51 PM.
Keep in mind, You are making the gap between your diff and the transfer case bigger when you lift the jeep, so having the stock shaft and slip your putting more stress on the u joints do to increased angle of the drive shaft.
You also have less contact on the splines on the transfer case side, worse case scenario. Your drive shaft can fall out of the transfer case and cause a crap load of damage to the under side of the jeep and possibility of damage to the transfer case.
Thats for all brand new parts. There are certain front drive shafts you can pick up from the scrap yards that work. Just have to make sure of the correct length collapsed and extended .
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From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I got an AA sye brand new, and got a zj front driveshaft for the now, yes it would probably be better to buy a brand new driveshaft, but it has worked out very well so far. It's the cheapest way to go honestly.
okay. ill go with this now any idea on what specific lift?
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