Jrsliftdxj

exactly like the title says I keep breaking my rear pinion yoke.97 cheroke 6.5 lift sye tom woods shaft and 2.5 degree shims d35. the pinion angle is good and matches my buddies with the same setup but a 8.25 rearend. what can I do to solve this? its not under serve abuse or in situations where you would think it would cause problems ( neutral drops, bouncing the rear wheels off the ground and locking up when it returns to the ground -none of those. im at a loss and don't want to keep Yukon gear in business of my pinion yokes- thanks in advance

DieselD

Put a 8.25 in it.

Jrsliftdxj

will I be able to use the same driveshaft/ u joint ? and whats the difference between the 8.25 ? stronger bigger pinion?

DieselD

You should be able to use the same drive shaft, I'd have to double check. But yea, stronger. Go for a later model one, it'll be 29 spline. Even stronger.

Jrsliftdxj

what yrs should I look for and how can I tell it from the 35?

DieselD

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/27-...ear-end-21917/

97+ should be 29 spline 8.25

freegdr

No one thinks its strange that yokes are breaking and not rear axle sounds like a binding of something being the issue. Wheres yoke breaking got any pics ?

94XjSport94

That's what I was thinking too, especially mentioning Yukon stuff.

xjmarc

Sounds like you have some bad axle wrap going on and swapping the axle won't fix that.

93XJLI

yup

crdude

I'v been threw 3 yokes on my d35. One when stock and two with 2" shackles. All within the past 10k miles. first ones I had badly sacked leafs, last one had a healthy stock leaf. Not sure what to do from there.

I blaim mine breaking on axle wrap and the fact I have a heavy right foot.

ktmracer419

gotta be axle wrap

freegdr

Get lift springs not stock would be where id start.

SteveMongr

I had 4 degree shims at 4.5" lift.
An 8.25 has a longer diff housing compared to the 35 but the driveshaft length should still be good.