front YJ driveshaft with 3.5" RE lift and SYE?

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Will it work? There's one in the local pick-a-part, so if these are longer than the front XJ shafts or front ZJ shafts, then I'd like it (supposedly the ZJ shaft leaves only about an inch of extension with the dana 35) Thanks! -Matt __________________ My Fleet 1996 XJ "Snowball"- 3.5" lift, bunch of little mods. I hate pegleg rear axles! 1974 AMC Javelin "Jade Grenade"- 360v8, 4sp, green inside and out. Underfunded Project. 2009 Kawsaki Vulan 900 "Rocket III"- Summer DD

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I have a stock XJ front in my rear and have no problems with the SYE. I have about 1 inch of drop left in the slip yoke which is more than enough because when do you really ever have BOTH rear tires off the ground at the same time on the trail.(!) I went out wheeling this past wekend and I got some really good flex shots. In my opinion you do not want too much travel because then while you get more down on the slip yoke you will loose up and then you start breaking things like the transfercase.

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what lift, and axle are you running? I might go for a zj shaft just to be safe. -Matt __________________ My Fleet 1996 XJ "Snowball"- 3.5" lift, bunch of little mods. I hate pegleg rear axles! 1974 AMC Javelin "Jade Grenade"- 360v8, 4sp, green inside and out. Underfunded Project. 2009 Kawsaki Vulan 900 "Rocket III"- Summer DD

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Rubi 3.5 lift with Dana 30 up front and Chrysler 8.25 rear. __________________

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tjhawk wrote:

Rubi 3.5 lift with Dana 30 up front and Chrysler 8.25 rear.

yea... they say the d35 has a shorter pinion than the 8.25 so the ZJ shaft is nearly maxxed out. Some guys luck out though. Hopefully I'm one of them! wink

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We used an XJ 4.0L AW4 equipped front shaft on Rebecca's XJ. She's running a full SYE (HD version; not a H&T) on a NP231. We've used this setup on the RE3.5" with both a C8.25" and now with the D44 without issues.

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...may be time for an axle swap... see new thread. __________________ My Fleet 1996 XJ "Snowball"- 3.5" lift, bunch of little mods. I hate pegleg rear axles! 1974 AMC Javelin "Jade Grenade"- 360v8, 4sp, green inside and out. Underfunded Project. 2009 Kawsaki Vulan 900 "Rocket III"- Summer DD

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