MiNi Beast Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 :headpop: Well went out wheelin today and 10 min into play time drive shaft pulled out the t-case and kinked up and broke the slip yoke. good time tough. Well figured it would happen with putting the puke back in, but thats how it goes. But my question is... I have a spring over in the rear, so naturaly the driveshaft is not long like stock, so was wondering if I did a 1" t-case drop and got the rubicon slip yoke sleeve, http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Products. ... C882539327 if this whould pretty much put me back at like stock? Figuring the length of an AX-15/231 set up cause thats what I'll be running. The puke is only temp for the ax-15 rebuild. :driving: So let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I would recommend getting a 2wd driveshaft and have it cut down to the exact right length or better yet, take in any MJ shaft and have them re-tube it using your current ends. T-case drops eat up ground clearance and the slip yoke deelie is just a bandaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comancheon33 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Find a longer slip yoke out of a YJ. I did that withmine till I put a 8.25 in and the rear was longer and pushed my slip yoke back in. Or like pete said have your driveshaft retubed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 The YJ yoke is only marginally longer than the XJ/MJ one, about ½ - 5/8 inch. But, the inside of the yoke isn’t fully splined, so what you gain in length you loose in spline engagement. The real beauty of the YJ yoke is the yoke shoulders have more space in them, allowing greater driveshaft angle. Here’s a couple pics (sorry for the blurriness…I was just learning how to use a dig cam back when I took them :oops: Jeff YJ on left, XJ/MJ on right: Image Not Found splines: Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ Maki Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I've got a couple of YJ yokes and they don't look like that. They have a rounded throat and the splines do run to the end....I'd heard that there were two different YJ slip yokes but I'd never seen the squarish looking one like Jeff's got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 I would recommend getting a 2wd driveshaft and have it cut down to the exact right length or better yet, take in any MJ shaft and have them re-tube it using your current ends. T-case drops eat up ground clearance and the slip yoke deelie is just a bandaid. About how much to retube my drive shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I had my 2wd shaft shortened by a local shop for like $30. Others have had them retubed and that's what I would do next (using thicker than stock steel). Seems like $125 gets one retubed http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopi ... ht=twisted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Going to look into that, Just had it come out again on me after put on another stock yoke and u joint, So going to possibly retube it if find a place local, Should I get a YJ yoke though for the better angle at the joint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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