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- Port Orchard, WA
ok here is a dumb question that i cant seem to find an answer for but someone knows:
Is an SYE really needed for a driveshaft with a slip join in it?
I have seen pictures of driveshafts that have u joints on both ends (both Doubble Cardan and Single Cardan) that have a slip join in them (as would be expected).
My observations lead me to believe that the RE hack and tap SYE just puts a flange on the output shaft and does not restrict movement of the stock T-case output slip joint. Why couldnt a person use the stock output with a yoke (even a YJ yoke) and add a driveshaft with a slip joint built into it?
then the driveshaft would be expanding and the t-case output - while still being able to slip - wouldnt have to slip in and out so much...
does any of this make sense?
thanks for enlightening me
-XJ_Ranger
Is an SYE really needed for a driveshaft with a slip join in it?
I have seen pictures of driveshafts that have u joints on both ends (both Doubble Cardan and Single Cardan) that have a slip join in them (as would be expected).
My observations lead me to believe that the RE hack and tap SYE just puts a flange on the output shaft and does not restrict movement of the stock T-case output slip joint. Why couldnt a person use the stock output with a yoke (even a YJ yoke) and add a driveshaft with a slip joint built into it?
then the driveshaft would be expanding and the t-case output - while still being able to slip - wouldnt have to slip in and out so much...
does any of this make sense?
thanks for enlightening me
-XJ_Ranger