i just lifted my xj 6.5.haven't had a chance to drive it yet as i am also in the middle of tearing out the miles of useless and potential faulty wiring(crappy alarm,two trailer light that dont work along with the fog lamps that dont work!!!).anyways i'm going to run it with the stock yoke and driveshaft with no transfer case drop.as i got a quote on the yoke($260)and shaft($380)and cant afford both and need both to get the damn thing to move.what i am wondering is this going to do any damage to the tranny or transfer case as it will be at least a couple months before i can fork over that kind of doe.one thing comes to mind for these parts HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!!!!!!
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what do you think?
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LOWTECH
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I've run my 90 with a 6-1/2" lift for a year now with stock drive shafts & no transfer case drop and I don't seem to have any problems on or off-road. It will tend to wander a little but from I can tell this is normal after a 4.5 + lift.
LilRedRover
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mudrat said:
do you need to drive it on road at all... you could potentially get extremely serious vibrations that will make it virtually undriveable with an SYE and shaft... could always do an RE hack n tap and junk yard shaft if you got time, but no money
lilredrover:ya i got to drive it on the road i have adjustable control arms so that s good. but i cant see spending $600+ on a shaft and sye unless you guys know of anyone cheaper. i would rather stay away from the hack and tap as i have heard they fail prematurely
LilRedRover
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at 6.5 inches the only really good way to get your pinion angle right is drop brackets or long arms... but that's neither here nor there when the tcase is concerned... they say on older XJs you can get away with more lift and no driveline mods, and newers ones need SYE and such with smaller lifts... I guess it comes down to your preference and how you think it drives... we could say yeah you'll need it or no you won't, but it's really case by case situation... is it better to have an SYE and nice shaft with all lifted applications... yes, but is it necessary, no... not always at least...
codeman8118
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offroadtoystore.com....they get the tom woods and Sye package for 480 or somethin...free shipping...you give them specs...they'll build it for ya....
LOWTECH
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mudrat said:
Look guys I'm just tell'en what I have and how I use it, Im not mak'en up stories.
YES I DRIVE TO ON THE STREET AT TIMES, USUALLY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND DO 4.0 TRAILS AT LEAST EVERY TWO WEEKS.
I FLAT TOW IT TO N.M. & FLORANCE JUNCTION AREA in AZ, (AND FURTER) ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 - 70 MPH AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
but then that's just me.
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outlander
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I took a front shaft to the driveline shop and had them extend it to fit my rear jb conversions hd sye and re 5.5" lift....cost $80.00.You could go with the re hack and tap that will probably cost $100 or so.For around 180-$200.00 you'll be set.
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LOWTECH
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LOWTECH said:
Sorry I left some stuff out
I'm running 35x12.50 M/T TrXus on 15x10 rims with soft air pletts for balancing. Play mostly in the rocks & a little sand, heck it hardly ever rains in AZ so not a whole lot of mud.
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