sye=no shims? - Great Lakes XJ

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So I pulled the axle out (d35 to 8.25 swap I'm sure many of you have seen up here) and the shims are still hanging there on the bottom of the leafs. Not wanting to use the BFH and screw up the leafs, I thought I'd ask first (I had the leafs installed at a shop, remember this is the rust belt!) I kinda also think that could the shims be held in place by the center leaf spring bolt (the long skinny one)? I have a SYE/front XJ ds so supposedly I am not supposed to use shims with that setup. Slight vibes started about 55+mph but that could have been a tire balance issue, or something with the u-joints and axle I'm currently replacing. I appreciate the help, -matt -- Edited by ChevelleSSLS6 on Saturday 14th of November 2009 12:34:54 AM __________________ 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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SYE = no shims. Shims are held in place with the leaf spring center pin. Put a clamp on the leaf, undo the center pin, remove shim, put center pin back in. __________________ '93 XJ Cherokee Sport - build thread '89 XJ Cherokee Laredo - build thread '88 MJ Comanche Pioneer SWB - build thread '87 MJ Comanche LWB '94 YJ Wrangler - build thread

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ok thanks Adam. I thought you said that once before, but just making sure :) __________________ 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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Ya, it is not hard but the key is CLAMP THE LEAFS. Since you had a shop do it the first time I would think that it wouldn't be to hard to do this yourself, now that all the bolts should be fresh and not rusted and stuck together.

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Most XJ's running a SYE do use shims, usually between 2- 4 depending on the amount of lift. I see you only have a 2" lift, so probably no shims needed -- Edited by Hylander on Wednesday 2nd of December 2009 01:37:16 AM -- Edited by Hylander on Wednesday 2nd of December 2009 01:38:11 AM __________________ Failure is not an Option

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