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8.25 Swap
calvynandhobbs:
I'm trying to remember from my readings over the years and all I can think of is people that swapped axles, but also did a SYE at the same time. You're right though and the 8.25 is longer than a D35 so your driveshaft may need to be swapped out with one from a XJ that had the 8.25 stock. Kirk has a 8.25 in his XJ. Maybe you can measure the rear driveshaft on his XJ and compare it to the length of your driveshaft to determine how much difference there is.
BlacXJeep:
Maybe I'll just order a hack n tap and do it all at once. That's the other strange variable, the 242 transfer case. Is there anywhere local I can get the parts I need to do the Hack n tap? Little Adam and I were planning on knocking out the swap this weekend, Although, there are plenty of other things we could do, to include my ZJ V8 tie rod, and u-joints among other things. Boy this is nerve racking. Don't want to end up with a drive train vibe issue.
calvynandhobbs:
Remember that with a hack-n-tap you'll need a CV style rear driveshaft. It would probably be more cost effective to do this swap at the same time rather than buying a driveshaft now and then buying another CV style draftshaft when you do the hack-n-tap. The thing that's great about the SYE or H-N-T is that if you break a rear driveshaft while out on the trail you won't loose all of your transfer case fluid and you are still able to drive in front wheel drive.
BlacXJeep:
Ok I'm researching it all right now. Maybe you can break it down for me a little bit. What exactly do I need to do the hack n tap? If I have to wait a little while to do the swap I will to feel confident it will all go together smoothly. Besides that I have a crap load of parts on order or in my jeep waiting to go on. Just ordered smittybilt TJ flares, Tomken 2x4 sliders, engine skid and tc skid, Blue torch fab 8.25 diff cover. And I just picked up the ZJV8 tie rod setup. That should keep me busy a while.
gearhead1985B:
I got the shop on sunday
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