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Arizona___woody
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Drive shaft length

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With a 6 inch lift will I need a new drive shaft or will I be good with the factory on grand wagoneer

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Re: Drive shaft length

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With a 6" lift your drive shafts won't be long enough.
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Re: Drive shaft length

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Well, it depends on the engine, transmission and t-case. Some are ok, some are not.

On my '81 J10 the shaft is long enough, but hits the cross member at full droop. My '75 Cherokee was also fine with a 6" lift, even at full droop, although I had to mod the exhaust as the drive shaft wanted to go through it.
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Re: Drive shaft length

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Well good info so does anyone know or can recommend where to get a drive shaft set for 6 inches

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Once you have the lift, measure from yoke to yoke. In Arizona there are lots of places you can get a drive shaft made. Or Tom Wood's drive shafts makes great product. They have a lot of info on how to measure on their site. Price wise they are competitive with a lot of the local shops.
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82 Cherokee WT - SOA/SF/high steer/Alcan springs/agr box/Borgeson steering shaft/AMC 401/performer/holley TA/HEI/BeCool/727/ALTAS (2.0/2.72/5.44)/D60 Snofighter(Yukon Zip,hubs,stubs,4.56)/14 Bolt (FF,BF shave, Discs, ARB,Artec Truss)/MTR 37X12.5/Corbeau XRS Baja & 5 point retractable harness/Hella Aux lights/tuffy console/killer32 sliders/Evil Twin bumpers, rack and roll cage/WARN 8000/TT Fabworks steering brace/dual batts/custom TC skid plate/ARB fridge
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