Okayy, so ive been looking around and have heard that some people lock over the engagement sleeve so that the axle shafts are connected... i understand the whole process, and it seems pretty simple... ibut i am afraid that the collar may slip out of position leaving me with no power up front again... i thought i read that some people use washers of some sort? can anyone help me with just explaining how to make sure it stays put?
thanks! , tom

Look into swapping a one piece shaft from a newer Cherokee/TJ.

I just used nylon zip ties. I'm going to eventually do the cable conversion, and run a mini spool up front with a lunchbox locker in the back.

swap to a one piece shaft?

yep, one piece shaft will give you the guarantee that its locked over. Just need a shaft and a seal, and a way to block off the port on the axle

yeahh i was thinking i may just use like metal tubing clamp..

and t all that are talking about going to a one piece axle shaft, i totally agree that its the better thing to do but i dont got too much money to throw around right now, which is why i was hopin to do this temporarily

does doing this affect vibrations or anything else?

If you want to do this on the cheap, I have a free version for you. Take the vacuum actuator off, take the E clip off holding the shift fork, slide the fork over and put the clip back in and move the collar on the axle over and reinstall the actuator.

I did the same thing you wont have any problems

Write up from the Cherokee Forum write up section...

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/fr...ss-91-a-38629/

i knoww i have been creepin on that thread all the time! but i just wasnt 100% sure if the c-clip would hold just fine or if there should be anything there to keep it in place (like a hose clamp or somethin)
but i think i have enough of an i dea of wat i gotta do.. probally just overthinking stuff as usual..
thanks alll!