With you not taking shortcuts and beingt the perfectionist you are its hard for me to see you doing the hack n' tap. They are cheap yes, but they are weak. Plus, the full sye is not hard to install. i have done a couple, both leaving the case in the jeep and taking it out, and both ways took me less than 3 hours. here is a comparison of the full sye and the stock shaft. i bent my stock one from putting torque to it, not my hitting it, they are pretty weak.

 

I decided to go with the SYE for the same reasons Kyle mentioned. I have spent so much time not taking shortcuts, why shouldn't i follow the same trend? I know many people really like the hack n tap, and it works well, but the full SYE is only $221 shipped, so I think it's worth the extra 50 bucks. Kyle, I'm curious. Did you find it easier to install the SYE with the t-case in or out of the jeep?

 

i found it easier to do it in the jeep, unbolting the tcase takes forever and juggling the case around on the table was cumbersome. but then again i had a lift thesecond time which makes everyhthing that much easier.

 

Just read all 25 pages looking great.

 

Good man. Keeping it beefy

 

thank goodness. have plans for sliders? I'm trying to get some ideas and I always like the way your stuff turns out

 

Good to know. I helped put a SYE on a TJ and we did it with the case in the jeep and it wasn't that bad. So I'll just do it that way and see how it goes. thanks!

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Haha that's the idea!

Yeah I actually ordered JCR stage 3 sliders a few weeks ago, and they will be here Tuesday! I really like the way they look, they aren't way expensive, and they are exceptionally durable. I plan on painting them with Rustoleum Satin black. I like the idea of them coming just bare metal. That way you can paint them whatever you want, and then when they get all scratched up on the trail you can easily repaint them and they look new again. I'll have pictures up Wednesday or Thursday when they are installed.

 

Yeah that satin black came out pretty well on my bumpers and lookin foward to those rockers installed just a little more icing on the cake for when COTM rolls around

 

Where did you get that sye for $221??

 

I'd guess... advanced adapters. probably gonna get mine from there
goneboating, what are you doing about a driveshaft? xj front shaft in the rear?

 

It came out way good on your bumpers from the look of it. I like the satin black. But yeah I'm pretty stoked about the rock sliders. I'll get pics up as soon as they are installed!

http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_slip_yoke.html

 

Since I have an AX-15, which is shorter then the AW4, I'm going to use a v8 grand Cherokee front driveshaft for now. Its 2 inches longer then the xj front shaft.

 

sweet I'll have get one odered up quik. I've checked there befor, they must be on sale now!

 

Yeah I wonder why they reduced the price... Not that I'm complaining haha

I am ordering one thursday

 

Who needs a floor jack when you have your stock tires laying around?

When I installed my lift I put the passenger side rear shackle in with the grease fitting facing the rear hatch. So you can't get a grease gun to attach to it. Yeah i fail... Anyway in order to grease it the rear spring has to be extended to allow the shackle to rotate towards the front. I don't have a long enough floor jack so I improvised

Oh, and P.S. The rock sliders showed up!

I haven't even seen them yet and I all ready know they are beasts. They weigh 96 lbs! It was kind of funny watching the UPS driver awkwardly struggle getting them off the truck haha. I'll have them installed tomorrow, then I will have to take them off, paint them, let them dry overnight and then Thursday they will be installed for good and looking sexy! So stoked!