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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: dxmedia on January 21, 2009, 01:57:58 PM

Title: Cherokee / Grand Cherokee front axle
Post by: dxmedia on January 21, 2009, 01:57:58 PM

The XJ front axle seems to have a number of benefits over the ZG, ujs on the halfshafts, UJ on the prop flange.

Are both axles interchangable (if they both came off a 4.0 i6) and are the diff ratios the same?

Not that I've an aversion to CV's or anything  

Title: CVssss
Post by: wildwood on January 21, 2009, 02:57:10 PM

Shooting from the hip here but last months JP mag had a letter or answer to a letter that said the UJ axle half shafts and stub axles will fit the CV axles because the knuckles are the same.
Any help?

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Post by: dxmedia on January 21, 2009, 03:04:53 PM

So i could just pull the bits I need and swap

Sweet

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Post by: Dodster on January 21, 2009, 04:27:03 PM

This thread may help...
http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/fo ... =tone+ring (http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4363&highlight=tone+ring)

This is the missing pic from the above thread, ignore the scrawl that was for someone else...  :lol:
 (http://http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/userpix/183_Copy_of_axle_shaft_002_1.jpg)

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Post by: tartanzj on January 22, 2009, 10:23:39 AM

My ZG has UJ's as standard on front prop and axle so reckon it should just be a straight swap.

Have a look here http://www.nagca.com/forum/showthread.p ... t=cv+joint (http://www.nagca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28633&highlight=cv+joint)

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Post by: dxmedia on January 22, 2009, 11:44:37 AM

Thanks,  I need to rebuild one of the cv's later on, the boots split and just waiting for it to turn up now.

I'll have a look at the condition of the thing, if it's looking worn I'll ring around about the price of a couple of uj shafts.

I've smashed that many CV's now off roading (record is 4 in 8 hours) uj's are going to be the better option

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Post by: MOCAJ on January 22, 2009, 12:53:15 PM

Quote from: "dxmedia"

I've smashed that many CV's now off roading (record is 4 in 8 hours) uj's are going to be the better option :wink:

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Post by: wazza on January 23, 2009, 06:17:36 PM

just get yourself a set of shafts for an xj an swap them, thats all ive done.

ill be swaping the pinion yoke next an putting a normal prop on.