thegoat2000

i have a 99 cherokee with the 242 and i want to do a hak-n-tap. i have called around my local 4x4 shops and they all keep telling me about the tom woods one. yea its nice but not 900 dollors nice so what is my options i looked at iron rock and found there there kit and it said i could use a stock front shaft. i have about 4 inches of lift with a tcase drop and shims im trying to get ride of that stuff and just run a different shaft so i can get a bigger lift. if anyone has somthing in mind let me know thanks

wiggles

With the hnt you can use a front shaft but get rid if the tc drop

sthon

The Tom Woods sye for the np242 is just a precut output shaft. Really no difference than cutting your own.

thegoat2000

so should i buy the whole kit from iron rock that comes with there drive shaft or should i just get one from the jy

OverlandZJ

Woods SYE is 900? I'v always seen them at 500 with a new rear driveshaft.

I'v been running his kit since the 90's.

srb531

i recently did the ir hack n tap ,all i got from them was the yoke & installed it. then took the yoke to yoke measuremt & had a local driveshaft shop custom build me a rear ds that fits perfect. my front shaft would have been too long & i have 4.5 " lift its also a auto trans 4.0 98 , the front shaft would have fit if i had more lift or maybe cut the output shaft off shorter, but i went w/ a 1 1/2" of spline engagement not the 1" minimum. often jy front shafts are in need of a rebuild anyway & thats at least a $100 right there,i got a brand new one for $ 250.

CartsXJ

I've been running the Tom Woods SYE kit in my 98 for about 7 years now, after going through 2 hack and taps and a few CV joints. Back then it was that badly priced, the biggest hurdle was the core charge, it's something like $300 back then. No idea now.

But on a side note, I do have a late model 242 main shaft and tail-housing I'd sell cheap if anybody needs them for a core charge.

Potatowalker

I have a 99, at, np242, 4-4.5" rear lift, 1" tc drop and was considering the IRO HnT kit too - beware though. Zack at IRO says you need 33.75" from rear yoke to output shaft to use a stock front xj driveshaft. I measured mine and that would have me cutting off all of my splines so a stock shaft won't work for me. I'll have to get a custom length shaft (shorter than a stock front DS) even if I remove the TC drop as planned. They said they can make a custom length shaft at IRO if you order the HnT kit with their new manufacture driveshaft. That's still pretty much one of the least expensive options I've found so far!

Here's the thread I started last week on this subject:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/np...t-help-155740/

Jamison

No, its not $900. Its $500, the core charge is $400, but you get it back.

Big David

400+500.........That's still $900 out of pocket.

Get a good JY shaft,spend $70 to get it cut,shortened,& balanced.

Worst case,get it totally rebuilt for $100 plus last sentence & you're out $170 & have a practically new shaft.

CartsXJ

Unless you send Tom a good core, then it's only $500 out of pocket.

yarom

I did mine with a Rubicon kit. Much cheaper and works great since then.

No real reason to pay the price for Tom Wood's stuff. Same with the drive shafts themselves - much cheaper from Rubicon or elsewhere.

Do not order the shaft until you complete the hack-n-tap. Every Jeep requires a slightly different length, depending on lift and such. You need to measure with the Jeep on the ground and order the right length...