Putting the front driveshaft in the rear??

BIGDAMNXJ · Apr 1, 2006

Ive heard of doing this putting the front d.s. in the rear. can it be done what all is involved??? I really dont have the cash for a SYE and new driveshaft but I can afford a $20 shaft from the junkyard. any writeups??

HaleYes · Apr 1, 2006

You want to do what?
Neverheardofit.

Search.

OT · Apr 1, 2006

BIGDAMNXJ said:
Ive heard of doing this putting the front d.s. in the rear. can it be done what all is involved??? I really dont have the cash for a SYE and new driveshaft but I can afford a $20 shaft from the junkyard. any writeups??

It's something like that.
Hang on, I need to search.....

ECKSJAY · Apr 1, 2006

I know I've never posted anything about this...nor have I ever bookmarked a thread on this very subject.

I don't think it can be done.

JEONLYEP · Apr 1, 2006

I know of people who have done it, but you have to have an SYE. It's my under standing that the front drive shaft from a 4.0 auto will work as the rear drive shaft of 4.0 auto XJ's with some lift. But I haven't yet had any first hand experance with this. Ask me again in a couple of weeks.

DAryl

Big Red · Apr 1, 2006

I do that with the 241 Rock Trac t-case and a Ford 9" axle. It works good, but the 9" makes it almost necessary to get the driveshaft lengthened. The only thing different about using a stock front driveshaft in the rear is the double cardian u-joint that mates up the the SYE part using a 231 or 242. With the 241 Rubicon Rock Trac the driveshaft bolts up to the rear t-case yoke as it does the front yoke, not a round thing you add to your cut down SYE shaft.

Troy

xjaddiction · Apr 1, 2006

Over 6"es of lift, AW-4, 4.0, 231, with Tereflex HD SYE.

99greenjeeper · Apr 1, 2006

99 XJ auto with Chryco 8.25 and using a front shaft from a 99 auto with a PORC SYE...works fine at 4" of lift.

jwtrapper · Apr 1, 2006

Do you think a front driveshaft should work if I put in an 8.8? I have all I need for the 8.25 (gears locker) but I can get a heck of a deal on the 8.8.

IcedXJ · Apr 1, 2006

just go 8.8 the axle strength is really worth it, but since it is also C-clipped...but still a much better axle than the 8.25

Putting the front driveshaft in the rear??

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