TJ/YJ Axle Swap Pt 2

carosemena

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Okay, so I've done some research into this project and I posted a previous thread - which helped me to directly find a lot of information about the swap. I was talking to one of my friends to try and tackle this project and he told me that, opposed to what I've been hearing, this swap in the front would be a pretty hard modification.

Steering comes into play and you have to be exact when installing the front axle shaft. He said the back is way easier. He also said that if I replaced the vaccuum disconnect and replaced both shafts in the front to a single shaft, I'd probably be tinkering around with it and it would never drive the same.

His solution was to buy an upgraded passenger side front axle shaft, since its weak in the YJ's and buy manual hubs.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the difficulty of doing the swap and any comments on the driveability and what my friend's proposal was.

Thanks in advance.
 
Tell your friend to put the crack pipe down, he has no clue what hes talking about. Upgrading the 2pc yj d30 to tj shafts is very simple and spite what your friend says will have no effect on steering. To do the upgrade youll only need the obvious tj shafts, a new outer oil seal, and will have to fab a plate to cover the vaccuum assembly once you remove it.

You can also upgrade the whole yj axle to a tj axle housing assembly, but that will invovle some basic math, cutting and welding skills.
 
Install the locker. If you break a shaft, replace the shaft with whatever you can get your hands on, look for a waggy 44.
 
Yea, studnuts is right, you're friend is nuts. It's really easy to take out the shafts. It's 3 13mm 12 point bolts and one 36mm nut plus the two 13mm for the caliper and thats it. The shaft should just slide out.
 
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