Quick question regarding U-Joints

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08-26-2010, 07:50 AM

Donnie_K

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Year: 1997

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Engine: 4.0, comp cam, 99 intake, apn header, neon injectors, Thunderbolt 2.5" High Flow Cat

Quick question regarding U-Joints

I'm going to be doing ball joints this weekend on my 97 XJ and wanted to go ahead and do new u joints while I have the axle shafts out. Are the U-Joints on my axle shafts the same as the driveshaft U-Joints? And which spicer U-Joint should I be using? Also, where are you guys that run the spicers buying them at? I haven't found any place local that has them yet.

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08-26-2010, 08:34 PM

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Year: 97

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Axles for your 97 use 297x and I get mine on ebay.

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08-26-2010, 09:31 PM

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no, they are not the same as the drive shaft u-joints.

xjmarc is correct, your axle shafts joints are 5-297x.
your drive shaft uses 5-1310x.

spicer is the stock brand, usually better than what you can get from autozone. you should be able to get them from the dealer or most smaller jobbers.