- Location
- Port Orchard, WA
hey,
so i finaly leveled out my jeep today and found that leveling out my lift caused some u-joint bind in my stock output yoke...
(a lift of custom franken packs cosisting of some 2.5" lift pacs from somewhere and some YJ 4" lift packs netted me 7" total... - not too shabby)
shocking - really...
so my deal is that i am swaping a 9" into the rear end (or shoving it in there, for Lawn Cher's humor)
the problem with my intended SYE plan is going to a double cardan shaft with the offset pinion of the ford 9" rear end...
the pinion is offset about 2.5" from center (where the d35 is offset about 5/8" from center)
according to proper geometry - an offset pinion would kill a double cardan shaft u-joints real quick - so my thoughts:
Option 1: (the right way?)
buy the PORC HD SYE and a single cardan shaft - use some Driveshaft yoke u-bolts.
Option 2: (the cheaper way)
Use a YJ output, a T-case drop, and get er done... keeping the stock shaft... the increased clearance of the YJ yoke would be benificial to my u-joint angle...
the pinion and t-case output are straight - so proper alignment would be achieved...
i worry about the increased length of the ford 9" pinion making angles EVEN WORSE, but I am determined!
any thoughts?
-Super Newb
so i finaly leveled out my jeep today and found that leveling out my lift caused some u-joint bind in my stock output yoke...
(a lift of custom franken packs cosisting of some 2.5" lift pacs from somewhere and some YJ 4" lift packs netted me 7" total... - not too shabby)
shocking - really...
so my deal is that i am swaping a 9" into the rear end (or shoving it in there, for Lawn Cher's humor)
the problem with my intended SYE plan is going to a double cardan shaft with the offset pinion of the ford 9" rear end...
the pinion is offset about 2.5" from center (where the d35 is offset about 5/8" from center)
according to proper geometry - an offset pinion would kill a double cardan shaft u-joints real quick - so my thoughts:
Option 1: (the right way?)
buy the PORC HD SYE and a single cardan shaft - use some Driveshaft yoke u-bolts.
Option 2: (the cheaper way)
Use a YJ output, a T-case drop, and get er done... keeping the stock shaft... the increased clearance of the YJ yoke would be benificial to my u-joint angle...
the pinion and t-case output are straight - so proper alignment would be achieved...
i worry about the increased length of the ford 9" pinion making angles EVEN WORSE, but I am determined!
any thoughts?
-Super Newb