xjhucks

hey there. im pretty new here.

i have read tons on the sye and using the front drive shaft.

my question is with the rugged ridge sye kit and a 4 to 4.5 lift work with the stock front drive shaft?

or any sye kit (not hack and tap) with a 4 to 4.5 lift work with stock front shaft?

Dsach

You know... I normally would not say something about using the search function before asking a question but really???? I just posted this exact question an hour ago.... at least read the first couple pages....

> https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/sy...eshaft-121521/

Norsk62

To answer both of you. Yes, you can use a front drive shaft for the rear with a SYE and 4-5 inch lift.

I've been doing this for a long time. It's works great and is a lot less expensive than having a custom drive shaft made.

Word of advise. Go through the drive shaft and replace any u joints that seem either tight or have any slop in them.

ptreaster

Can it be a front driveshaft from a manual or auto?

XJamsoil

Auto works good.

ptreaster

My front shaft is 4" too short???

xjhucks

now why do i read that some peoples are to short? like above!!!!

dogger15

Because it needs to be a specific front drive shaft out of an xj

xjhucks

what one is it? have the mesurments of the right one? thanks

ptreaster

Yes what year , auto or manual?

dogger15

Search it. This topic had been covered a lot. To go google and search sye and xj front drive shaft. If the ds is still to short then can use one out of a specific zj they about 3"-4" longer than the xj ones.

ptreaster

Did the search, says the same thing some too short while others are too long, just have to get one and have it made to fit. Thanks!

dogger15

If you get the right one it should work up to a 5.5" lift

xjhucks

ok, so will a frint drive shaft that is 28" collapsed length and the extended length is 30 1/2" work with a AA sye or RR sye? im not going to do the hack and tap style fyi......

i know this is all over the internet but i keep reading some r to big and to small. so before i go buy a drive shaft i want to make sure im getting what i need. thanks agin!!!

99 Purple XJ

I believe its the auto one is the one you want because the manual tranny is shorter so it makes the front drive shaft smaller the auto is longer so the front drive shaft will be longer