home-brew SYE?

[JeepcoMJ]

hey,

 

how hard would it be to build your own SYE?

 

I've just been wondering...

 

cause it seems to me that if I were to drill and thread the center of the output shaft, then combine a front d.s. yoke from the t-case with a slip-yoke, and bolt it up, that would be all I would need..

 

flawed thinking? probably...

[86FUBAR]

No it can be done , they call it the poor mans sye which u can actualy buy in a kit fer like 70 or 80 bucks ( don't quote me on the price) but is IMO a wast of money . as far as a home brew setup don't wast the time either.

but here ya gohttp://www.rubiconexpress.com/Product ... B613645475

[87manche]

same thing as a hank n tap kit.

 

Look into a corvette yoke, apparently they fit, and take the right u joint.

[oldjeep]

You get the advantage of the shorter output and elimination of the slip joint, but you still have a small weak output shaft that is easy to snap. The full SYE gives you a much thicker output shaft.

[ORCA]

I agree it may prove to be a waste of time. My RE hack n tap kit would not seal worth a damn, I couldn't imagine a home brew set up being any better (atleast anything that I could produce :roll: ).

[JeepcoMJ]

I would take the slip yoke from the original driveshaft and cut the end off of it. then weld a front yoke onto it (centered of course) and have it balanced by itself. drill a hole in the end, and thread/bolt it down :D

 

it could work I think. I actually think that I can take the outpt shaft from my spare tranny and have it duplicated for greater strength and tolerance from a stronger/thicker/better metal.

 

we shall see if I can. eventually. I was just thinking...

[DirtyComanche]

You can make it work rather easily. In one form or another.

 

 

But yeah, the stock output shaft is a waste of time. They go snappy snappy when you use the skinny skinny.

[87manche]

You can make it work rather easily. In one form or another.

 

 

But yeah, the stock output shaft is a waste of time. They go snappy snappy when you use the skinny skinny.

 

You mean something like this?

 

 

That was my brothers 242 snapping the mainshaft where the speedo gear splines are.

 

maximum suckage rebuilding a t-case instead of wheeling the next day.

[ORCA]

You can make it work rather easily. In one form or another.

 

 

But yeah, the stock output shaft is a waste of time. They go snappy snappy when you use the skinny skinny.

 

You mean something like this?

 

 

That was my brothers 242 snapping the mainshaft where the speedo gear splines are.

 

maximum suckage rebuilding a t-case instead of wheeling the next day.

 

Ouch! :eek: Never heard that sound before... (knock on wood :thwak: )

[oldjeep]

Stock output shaft - go boom. Seems to be where they always break

 

[87manche]

yep, that's exactly what his looked like.

 

When I heard it and from what the Jeep did I though he busted an 8.8 shaft.

 

I guess the 8.8 is stronger than a 242.

[DirtyComanche]

The 231/242 outputs are way weak. You'll break a D35 before one goes, but not much else.

 

 

Hence hack'n'tap SYEs are a huge waste of money, IMHO.

[CMMagnussen]

208, get it over with

[DirtyComanche]

241s have their place too.

[86FUBAR]

twin stick 205 with doubler kit, get it over with

 

there i fixed ur post for ya :brows:

[DirtyComanche]

205s are heavy. Really heavy. The 203/205 combo weighs over 200lbs IIRC.

 

A NP231 with SYE weighs 66lbs.

[Oizarod115]

205s are heavy. Really heavy. The 203/205 combo weighs over 200lbs IIRC.

 

A NP231 with SYE weighs 66lbs.

 

don't we want low COG? :cheers: :D

[DirtyComanche]

It's 200lbs here, 300lbs there, the next thing you know your truck weighs about 6500lbs.

[Oizarod115]

It's 200lbs here, 300lbs there, the next thing you know your truck weighs about 6500lbs.

good point, thats why you run super weak axles and no cage... don't you know anything? :roll:

[DirtyComanche]

Apparently not. :nuts:

[Oizarod115]

Apparently not. :nuts:

 

its late, sorry. :oops: