hubbadub

i was wondering if anyone had a list of rear driveshaft lengths because i had aquired a 96 xj about 2 years ago and the rear diff was noisy it had a d35 and i swapped in a d44 everything seemed to be fine until about 6 months ago when i installed a 3" budget lift and i noticed that the driveshaft was not engaged as far as i think it really needs to be.


so question is what is the difference in driveshaft lengths for the d35 and d44 i have the aw4 and it is 4 door

Demolition_x

What size do you need?

XJ 87/88 2.5 Automatic 27.950 53003912
XJ 89/93 2.5 Automatic 27.970 53005540
XJ 89/01 2.5 Manual 25.310 53005541
XJ 89/01 4.0 Automatic 30.660 53005542
XJ 89/01 4.0 Manual 29.250 53005543
XJ 89/00 4.0 Manual 27.080 Export 53005544
XJ 89/00 4.0 Automatic 28.620 Export 53005545
XJ 87/88 4.0 Automatic Export 53005260 *
XJ 95/01 Diesel 27.640 Export 52098208

ZJ 1993 4.0 Automatic 30.530 52098341
ZJ 93/95 5.2 Automatic 32.870 w/o CV 53008427
ZJ 94/95 5.2 A500 30.625 w/o CV 52087805
ZJ 94/95 4.0 A500 w/o CV 52098790
ZJ 93/96 4.0 Manual 52098344
ZJ 93/96 4.0, 5.2 31.875 w/ 231, 242 52087805
ZJ 93/95 4.0 Manual 30.000 w/231 52088090
ZJ 93/96 5.2 33.000 w/ 231 53008427
ZJ 96/98 5.2, 5.9 31.250 w/ 249 & Model 30 52098379
ZJ 1996 5.2 Automatic 32.875 w/ 249 & Model 30 52098501
ZJ 96/98 4.0 33.000 w/ 242 52098707
ZJ 96/97 4.0 Automatic 31.250 52098850
ZJ 1996 5.2 Automatic 30.750 w/ 249 & Model 30 52099246
ZJ 96/98 4.0 33.500 w/ 249 52099260

Kuro89

that is normal with the lift, I thought the d35 and d44 had different length drive shafts since the 44 has a longer pinion yoke than a 35

hubbadub

i know it will not be like at stock height but i can grab the yoke by the ujoint and it wiggles quit a bit how much more engagement will i have with a 1" tcase drop? does anyone know

DirtyKK

are these extended or collapsed lengths?

Lowrange2

Measure the difference in the pinion length between the 35 and 44 and add that much.

Or just get under there and figure out how much you need to add to the length to make it engage farther...

These are stock rear drive shafts. They don't extend or collapse.

DirtyKK

duh me. i thought these were front shaft lengths for sye. its too early.

Lowrange2

It's ok I understand.

I won't even point out that the front shafts don't need an SYE as they already have a slip yoke. That's why they collapse and expand.

Demolition_x

Those lengths are stock front shafts running lengths. I misread what you were trying to accomplish. I figured you would have had a SYE.

They have approximately 3 inches of travel so I would say 1.5 inches in either direction of that measurement would be approximate collapsed/extended lengths.

hubbadub

i am looking for a list of rear driveshaft lengths thank u

prcjeep

I've been searching for a rear drive shaft for my 96 4.0 w/AX15. I put the SYE in it and needed a longer ds than any xj comes with. My solution is a ds from a 93-95 grand Cherokee v8 u-joint style shaft. My yoke to yoke measurement at full drop is just over 34 inches. The measurements above are the collapsed length of the driveshaft's. I just wanted to clarify this in the case that someone does a search and comes across this info.

freegdr

You measure with vechicle sitting on all 4 ride height then compare.

carnett

Is that end to end or center of u joint to center?

MikeT2

Drive shafts are always measured from center to center of the U-Joints.

Alex R. Heidloff

You have driveshafts well i need a front and and rear i dont know as to what rear end nor front axle i have i vought it and wanted to build it up but i need front and rear driveshafts for a decent price i have a 3" lift its a manual 4.0 92 xj sport