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Lengthen OE front driveshaft for cheap cv-style shaft in rear?


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I have good (wholesale) access to a local driveshaft builder; after speaking with him briefly today I am considering having them lengthen (re-tube) a stock front shaft and use it in my SOA/SYE project.  The only objection he had to the idea was if the front Ujoints were a smaller series than what came in the rear, which I don't believe is the case in our trucks....

 

Can anyone confirm this is an un-stupid idea?? 

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The u-joints will be fine as this is a very common thing to do although I have mostly done this by shortening the Front XJ/MJ shaft for install into YJ's and TJ's...

 

But lengthening will work just the same...

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The rear shaft in my XJ is a lengthened stock front shaft. Most can get away with shortening or just bolting them in, my junk need to be special. All the ujoints ... XJ or MJ or YJ are all the same series - 1310. Although the last couple years of YJ may have used 1330's in the rear like TJ's were doing.

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