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mj driveshaft
- Thread starter littlexj1
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87CherokeeChief
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- Location
- Sacramental
littlexj1 said:
longer? longer than an xj; yes it is.
BrettM
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- michifornia
a shortbed MJ will have a driveshaft about a foot longer than an XJ with similar drivetrain.
RCP Phx
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- Phoenix,Az
littlexj1 said:
How could they have the ability to shorten one but not lengthen one?
- Location
- Terra Firma
Shortening an MJ driveshaft isn't as easy as you think. It's a two-piece driveshaft. Not two sections, but an inner tube and an outer tube, separated by a rubber insert. The u-joint on one end is attached to the inner tube, and on the other end it's attached to the outer tube. It would probably be cheaper to have an XJ shaft lengthened than to shorten an MJ shaft.
BrettM
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- michifornia
mine (88 shortbed, 4.0/ba10/231) was not two piece as you describe. I cut it apart after jacking it up on some trails and it was just one length of tube with identically sized yokes on the ends.Eagle said:
Pete M
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- Location
- S/E Michigan
MJs used both kinds of driveshafts over the years, but I haven't been able to figure out any discernable pattern. I had my 2wd tube-in-a-tube shaft shortened when I converted to 4wd (since I was installing a TJ t-case and a Ford 9", no stocker would be quite right). The t-case end in shorten-able, the axle end is not. If this is the kind of shaft you have, it'll be fairly obvious what I mean.
Jeep on!
--Pete
ComancheClub.com
Jeep on!
--Pete
ComancheClub.com
