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D6ES6TRO6Y · 09-11-2010, 11:00 AM

Im real new to the Jeep world, my girlfriend owns a 98 XJ and her front driveshaft ujoints blew out and mangled the shaft all up.

The tcase is a 231J, what model front shafts/ujoints will be compatible with it? Its an auto tranny, not sure which one.

The XJ is all stock.

Looking at them on ebay, some people have shafts that they say will work on any xj or zj, from a pretty wide range of years, while others are selling reman. ones in specific 2 year compatibility increments.

Thanks

whitie_08 · 09-11-2010, 09:32 PM

i was under the impression that the xj and zj shafts are a different length but identical beyond that. id pull one from a junkyard, probably the cheapest route. craigslist, or maybe take it to a driveshaft shop and see if they can repair it.

mudskipper4x4 · 09-11-2010, 10:02 PM

Use a tape measure and measure the one in the jeep and then go to the junk yard and pull the correct one. There should be plenty of xj's at any jy.

robanddee2 · 09-11-2010, 11:47 PM

Most of the xj's are the same except the 2doors just pull one from the junkyard. Also if you plan on lifting it I would get a front driveline due to the fact that it has the double cardan joint!

ratmonkey · 09-12-2010, 10:10 AM

there are 2 xj front shafts. a 19" collapsed main tube and a 17" collapsed main tube.

09-11-2010, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
D6ES6TRO6Y Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Member # 114551 Location: Oak Grove KY/Horseheads NY Posts: 21	XJ Driveshaft questions Im real new to the Jeep world, my girlfriend owns a 98 XJ and her front driveshaft ujoints blew out and mangled the shaft all up. The tcase is a 231J, what model front shafts/ujoints will be compatible with it? Its an auto tranny, not sure which one. The XJ is all stock. Looking at them on ebay, some people have shafts that they say will work on any xj or zj, from a pretty wide range of years, while others are selling reman. ones in specific 2 year compatibility increments. Thanks

09-11-2010, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
whitie_08 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Member # 138111 Posts: 28	i was under the impression that the xj and zj shafts are a different length but identical beyond that. id pull one from a junkyard, probably the cheapest route. craigslist, or maybe take it to a driveshaft shop and see if they can repair it. __________________ YJ with things

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mudskipper4x4 AllUpInYourFace Join Date: May 2006 Member # 72951 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 1,629	Use a tape measure and measure the one in the jeep and then go to the junk yard and pull the correct one. There should be plenty of xj's at any jy. __________________ 76 CJ-7... mostly chevy parts www.centexoffroad.com

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09-11-2010, 11:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
robanddee2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Member # 144944 Location: Happy Valley, Oregon Posts: 125	Most of the xj's are the same except the 2doors just pull one from the junkyard. Also if you plan on lifting it I would get a front driveline due to the fact that it has the double cardan joint!

09-12-2010, 10:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
ratmonkey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Member # 165966 Posts: 80	there are 2 xj front shafts. a 19" collapsed main tube and a 17" collapsed main tube.