ok.... so im lifting 4.5 inches eventually. but ive read up and been told that if you lift with even 2 inches your at risk of blowing your t-case eventually.

BUT I HAVE THE NP242. WOO!!!!

this is the only real sye kit i can find without getting a hack n tap.

http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/woo...ng-p-4937.html Tom woods .

can someone explain this to me? its 850 for this? that alot of $$$. WHAT IS A CORE CHARGE?? Do i send tom woods my old driveshaft? sorry if i sound dumb, but if anyone has done this can they explain? do i get the 400 dollars back?

 

Sounds like you send in the original shaft in and if they deem it good THEN they will refund the $400.

 

Im lookong at thesame thing here soon,hack n tap seems way more likely in my case. I havent heard anything bad about them...

 

yup you got it. you get the core charge back after you send him the shaft. I know what you mean $400 bucks to change the syle of the out put shaft sucks. Its a simple concept and if you have a 231 you can get the same thing for less then $200 from other companies.

I wish there was more aftermarket support for the 242. I have read nothing but good things about tom woods products but come on we all know jeepers suffer from empty pocket syndrome. it is a plus that tw's
comes with a drive shaft for a little more. im going to do my own hack n tap eventually and run a stock front drive shaft.
wish i could aford to have tom do it for me but i have too many other things i want to do to the jeep.

 

Why not get a HNT? They work great...

 

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Damn $400 core deposit on a drive shaft is insane... a $100 would seem more reasonable.

 

hey question----- could do the lift first, then install the sye and driveshaft a few weeks later? i mean, its also my daily driver. could i just have the vibrations for a few weeks orrr SHOULD I REALLY NOT DO THAT.

 

It's not the drive shaft its a core charge for the output shaft from the transfer case

You could lift it and do a tcase drop but sye is def the way to go,

 

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...Path=1219_1245

And....
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f10/re...shafts-127026/

 

All the TW kit is for the 242 is essentially a hack-n-tap. But I think they cut and tap it on a lathe. The good thing about this is that 1 you know everything will be square and centered, and 2 that the output shaft will have good splines. You could have bad splines on you shaft and not even know it untill you tear it apart.

Honestly once you get the core charge back, which is for your original T-case output shaft, the cost is reasonable for a drop in output shaft, yoke, and a new driveline that you know is the correct length.

 

that shaft looks like its for a TJ so i wouldnt suggest buying it for your xj

 

Are you talking about the TW shaft? you specify the length you need during the ordering process to ensure it's the proper length. Measuring instructions are on their website.