Axle U joint upgrade

CaliXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Oceanside, CA

• Apr 30, 2010

• #1

OK so i have searched and no luck on a for sure answer. I know you can upgrade from 297 to 760's. But no real answer that i can find about 260's to 760's. My 91 has the little 260's. Do i need to find axles out of a 96+ that have 297's to upgrade? Or will my axles accept the 760's?

 

Talyn

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Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Apr 30, 2010

• #2

you need new axle shafts.

 

CaliXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Oceanside, CA

• Apr 30, 2010

• #3

Yeah i thought so. Thanks!

 

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american_zero

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Location

San Jose, CA

• Apr 30, 2010

• #4

I've seen a lot of mention of going from the 260 to the 297's, but does someone have a link to upgrading the 297's to the 760's? I have only recently heard of doing it but haven't seen much info on it.

Thanks.

 

1990JEEPXJ

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NAXJA Member

Location

San Diego

• Apr 30, 2010

• #5

there is no modification required to go from 297's to 760's.

and you can get 297 equipped shafts from ANY year XJ with ABS, any 95+ XJ, or older ZJ's that came with u-joints.

 

CaliXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Oceanside, CA

• May 1, 2010

• #6

Well i started looking for a locker for my D30 and soon realized it would only cause me problems if i didn't at least have axles with 297's. Thanks for the help.

 

souske

NAXJA Forum User

Location

The land of competition

• May 1, 2010

• #7

1990JEEPXJ said:

there is no modification required to go from 297's to 760's.

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But the snap ring/full circle clip mod would be good insurance, since your in there and all.

 

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Yuri

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Port Angeles, WA

• May 5, 2010

• #8

If it's a disconnect axle, you're pretty-much SOL... unless you convert it to a solid shaft. I've heard that a 95 YJ is the only year with a disconnect AND 297 U-joints. I actually found one at the junkyard, and it looks like it will work... BUT, I'm not running that shaft, so I don't know for sure if there are other issues. The only noticable difference (besides the larger joint) is that there's no bearing inside the end of the shaft, where the other shaft rides... Don't know if that's a problem or not.

 

Talyn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• May 6, 2010

• #9

I don't think he is SOL is he has a disconnect. There is a way to run a solid shaft in the disco. Just don't recall how.