I need a measurement from you guys!
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Year: 1999
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I have the AX-15 Transmission. I want to do a full SYE from Advance Adaptors. I do not know the length of drive shaft i need. I have a 3" lift. I dont want to get a tom woods due to the price. i would like to get a refurbished front shaft.
I don't know how it will fit though because of two reasons.
1. I don't know how much shorter the AA SYE will be.
2. I don't know about the difference in length between the AX-15 and the AW4.
This is what I have now with no tc drop or SYE on a stock drive shaft on a 3" lift.

I have been told from Iron rock offroad that their refurb front shaft is 27.75 inches.
THANKS for the help guys!
I don't know how it will fit though because of two reasons.
1. I don't know how much shorter the AA SYE will be.
2. I don't know about the difference in length between the AX-15 and the AW4.
This is what I have now with no tc drop or SYE on a stock drive shaft on a 3" lift.

I have been told from Iron rock offroad that their refurb front shaft is 27.75 inches.
THANKS for the help guys!
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the iro works for all applications.
ax-15 - d35
ax-15 - c8.25
aw4 - d35
aw4 - c8.25
no worries there 27.75 is compressed length
the difference between the aw4 and the ax-15 is not as great as the pinion difference between the the d35 and c8.25 is
ax-15 - d35
ax-15 - c8.25
aw4 - d35
aw4 - c8.25
no worries there 27.75 is compressed length
the difference between the aw4 and the ax-15 is not as great as the pinion difference between the the d35 and c8.25 is
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Originally Posted by KevinJKing
Or you can just get a used front driveshaft I can't remember is manual or auto is longer but it works.
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and thanks for the help with the 27inches being for the compressed length! i was unsure about that. how much SAFE extension can i get out of the front shaft?
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Enough for up to a 6" lift. Any XJ front shaft will work, for a 3" lift. Just get the IRO shaft. Quit over analyzing things, that you don't really understand.....
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It sounds to me like YOU are the one that doesn't understand.
Thanks to the rest of you for giving me useful information (what an online forum is for).
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I think i am going to go to a JY and look for a V8 ZJ shaft. those are 33.000 inches long. should be good for my set up. if not i will snag any front shaft i see off of a zj or xj and take to get extended 3 Inches.
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