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Post by badwithcomputer on Jan 25, 2013 10:01:25 GMT -4
Has anyone run a 4cyl manual Front drive shaft in a 6cyl manual TJ? Dana/Spicer is showing only a little over an inch in the length difference. My Jeep is down to stock height so that should help a little with the slip, I imagine it will be ok but curious if anyone has done it.
How much of the slip joint should be engaged for proper usage? The shaft is a little thinner at 1.75od as well. I am pretty sensible with the skinny pedal anyway.
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Post by justajeep on Jan 25, 2013 17:10:51 GMT -4
Inch longer or shorter?
Usually if you bottom out the slip, and pull it back out 1" -1.25", that is where they run.
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Post by badwithcomputer on Jan 25, 2013 17:23:17 GMT -4
Shorter for the 4cyl. Thanks for that tidbit Alan
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Post by C Monster on Jan 25, 2013 18:42:29 GMT -4
do not know  I know that, I bin running 6 cly drive shafts front and rear in my 4cly 5 speed tj for 4 years now ;D |
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Post by badwithcomputer on Jan 26, 2013 17:52:04 GMT -4
reee-f*ckin'-diculous is all I have to say about this front drive shaft.
messaged a guy that has a bunch of jeep parts in town, told me he had a "conversion shaft with a new yoke that eliminated the extra ujoint and centering ball.. $150" I immeadiatley sent the message to Bubba and said is this guy trying to sugar coat a YJ drive shaft? sure enough he was. PM me if you're looking for jeep parts in North Nova and you're not sure if you're dealing with this person or not. Beware.
Also talked to a nice guy on here said he had a front shaft out of a 4 cylinders, asked him a bunch of questions and it checked out, so didn't ask for pics, plus he had a bunch of parts figured he'd know what one looked like. Drove all the way to the city friday night, got there it was a rear drive shaft. my fault for not taking more intiative to make sure it was what it was. He seemed legitimetely sincere but what can you do.
Im glad I knew enough to spot that YJ shaft though, sketchy.
The saga of the front f*ckin' drive shaft continues!!!
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Post by dartjeep on Jan 26, 2013 18:16:07 GMT -4
Wow, painful! Not meaning to make light of your story but...just wow at how long it takes to find a front driveshaft. Did you try the major junk yards around here? There has got to be a wrecked TJ in a junkyard somewhere that has a front driveshaft still in it. Unless there is a driveshaft hoarding Troll among us and he's beating you to them! It's happened, man! ;D ;D  |
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Post by The Garagemahal on Jan 26, 2013 18:24:43 GMT -4
reee-f*ckin'-diculous is all I have to say about this front drive shaft. The saga of the front f*ckin' drive shaft continues!!! LMFAO sorry dude , tis funny shite ! |
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Post by Apesteguy NN on Jan 26, 2013 20:17:51 GMT -4
I thought bran was gonna loose his shit he was getting out of the car and I saw this guy strollin along with a rear shaft...  |
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Post by 4X4PLAY on Jan 26, 2013 21:10:17 GMT -4
I stoopidilly gave my spare front shaft away to help another Jeeper out... I asked him a couple months after how it worked out for him and he said he never used it...
I just found him on Canada 411 and gave him a call to see if he still has it but no one home...I left a message, hopefully he still has it and I will get it for ya Brandon, if ya want it?? The slip splines were getting worn but I'm sure it still has a year on them.
Jeff
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Post by Bubba on Jan 27, 2013 8:26:47 GMT -4
Just get an XJ or TJ one, we'll cut the biatch up and make one! Have 'er balanced and away ya go. Pull urs out. I think we have an XJ shaft at Mum's.  |
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Post by justajeep on Jan 27, 2013 9:51:12 GMT -4
New splined shaft and slip yoke are not expensive, check with Jason or Tracy.
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Post by badwithcomputer on Jan 27, 2013 10:37:01 GMT -4
Hey guys thanks for the pick me up! Jeff i really appreciate that but I likely should get a permanent solution to avoid another goose chase such as what I am going through right now. Monday I'll call all the junk yards again, if that doesn't check out, I'll call jason and see what his options are, failing that I'll take up ricks offer and attempt to make one.
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Post by C Monster on Jan 27, 2013 11:32:42 GMT -4
With all the time and money in fuel
Why wooden you just take you front driveshaft somewhere to get fix
Any good welding shop can fix it
Or just save up and buy a new tom woods front driveshaft
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Post by badwithcomputer on Jan 27, 2013 11:56:49 GMT -4
I really didn't expect finding a front drive shaft to be this difficult, i figured one would pop up easy peezy.
do you have any recommendations for a welding shop? I guess i figured I could probably find a good used one for the amount I would have to pay to have a welding shop fix mine.
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Post by C Monster on Jan 27, 2013 12:16:00 GMT -4
i all ways go to
McLellan Machine Shop in lower onslow
got them to build me like 10 drive shafts
for my hot rods and mud trucks over the years
they build me a lot of custom shafts for my race atv too
and you can look to car-part.com to look up use parts in all the junk yards in n.s. and canada
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