SYE recommendation

Anyone have a recommendation on the best SYE for a 97 TJ? I'm running the
stock transfer case/transmission and a D44 Rear. I just installed a 4"
suspension lift and I've got some vibrations that I need to get rid of. I
put a 1" drop on the transfer case skid but it didn't help matters.

Are the SYE's hard to install? I've read some online about them, but they
all mention removing the transfer case. That sounds like a lot of work. I
can turn a wrench and follow directions, but the SYE sounded a little more
complicated than what I want to try. I installed the lift myself without
ever having done some of that work, but the transfer case is a little scary
to me.

Also, is there a general rule of thumb on how far/fast I can drive to the
shop with those vibratiosns? They're not severe, but enough to make me want
to get the rear axle taken care of. Should I get it towed?

Thanks,
Dennis

Daughter and I pulled her transfer case, boyfreind did it in about 20
minutes having never done it before, just dissasemble 10 parts or so and put
them back together. On a hardnes scale of 1 to 10, lift kit being a 7 this
would be a 3.

"Dennis Cox" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone have a recommendation on the best SYE for a 97 TJ? I'm running the
> stock transfer case/transmission and a D44 Rear. I just installed a 4"
> suspension lift and I've got some vibrations that I need to get rid of. I
> put a 1" drop on the transfer case skid but it didn't help matters.
>
> Are the SYE's hard to install? I've read some online about them, but they
> all mention removing the transfer case. That sounds like a lot of work.
> I can turn a wrench and follow directions, but the SYE sounded a little
> more complicated than what I want to try. I installed the lift myself
> without ever having done some of that work, but the transfer case is a
> little scary to me.
>
> Also, is there a general rule of thumb on how far/fast I can drive to the
> shop with those vibratiosns? They're not severe, but enough to make me
> want to get the rear axle taken care of. Should I get it towed?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

I agree, removing the T case isn't really that difficult, for me it just
took a little time. I don't think I could have done it in 20 minutes on my
own, though...

It weighs about 70 pounds or so, if you have a transmission jack it will
be much easier.

Removing the T case to install an SYE is much easier than installing the SYE
with the case in place, IMHO.

Here's mine:

http://7slotgrille.com/tech/sye2/index.html

"Greg" > wrote in message
news:VaZYd.664210$6l.443002@pd7tw2no...
> Daughter and I pulled her transfer case, boyfreind did it in about 20
> minutes having never done it before, just dissasemble 10 parts or so and
> put them back together. On a hardnes scale of 1 to 10, lift kit being a 7
> this would be a 3.
>
> "Dennis Cox" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Anyone have a recommendation on the best SYE for a 97 TJ? I'm running
>> the stock transfer case/transmission and a D44 Rear. I just installed a
>> 4" suspension lift and I've got some vibrations that I need to get rid
>> of. I put a 1" drop on the transfer case skid but it didn't help
>> matters.
>>
>> Are the SYE's hard to install? I've read some online about them, but
>> they all mention removing the transfer case. That sounds like a lot of
>> work. I can turn a wrench and follow directions, but the SYE sounded a
>> little more complicated than what I want to try. I installed the lift
>> myself without ever having done some of that work, but the transfer case
>> is a little scary to me.
>>
>> Also, is there a general rule of thumb on how far/fast I can drive to the
>> shop with those vibratiosns? They're not severe, but enough to make me
>> want to get the rear axle taken care of. Should I get it towed?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis
>>
>
>

You absolutely do not need to pull the t-case and the whole job can be
done in about an hour less than if you did pull the t-case. Just drive
the rear of the Jeep up onto a pair of car ramps to give you way more
than enough room to do the job comfortably.

The job itself is not as complicated as it seems but you will need a
split-ring remover tool that opens wider than most tool stores, even
Sears, carries. But tool trucks like Snap-On do carry them. To attempt
the job without a split-ring remover that opens widely enough will be
very frustrating. You'll also need a 12 point 10mm socket to get the
very top bolt out that holds the two t-case halves together.

So far as good SYE kits go, mine is a Bayou Geep which is as good as any
of them but AA and JB Conversions make very good kits, and Tom Wood has
a good price on a combo SYE kit and CV driveshaft.

Driving it with vibrations is bad because they can cause damage to the
u-joint, seal, and/or bearings... but a short trip to the shop should be
ok if they're not that bad.

Dennis Cox wrote:
> Anyone have a recommendation on the best SYE for a 97 TJ? I'm running the
> stock transfer case/transmission and a D44 Rear. I just installed a 4"
> suspension lift and I've got some vibrations that I need to get rid of. I
> put a 1" drop on the transfer case skid but it didn't help matters.
>
> Are the SYE's hard to install? I've read some online about them, but they
> all mention removing the transfer case. That sounds like a lot of work. I
> can turn a wrench and follow directions, but the SYE sounded a little more
> complicated than what I want to try. I installed the lift myself without
> ever having done some of that work, but the transfer case is a little scary
> to me.
>
> Also, is there a general rule of thumb on how far/fast I can drive to the
> shop with those vibratiosns? They're not severe, but enough to make me want
> to get the rear axle taken care of. Should I get it towed?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

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Dennis Cox wrote:
>
> Anyone have a recommendation on the best SYE for a 97 TJ? I'm running the
> stock transfer case/transmission and a D44 Rear. I just installed a 4"
> suspension lift and I've got some vibrations that I need to get rid of. I
> put a 1" drop on the transfer case skid but it didn't help matters.
>
> Are the SYE's hard to install? I've read some online about them, but they
> all mention removing the transfer case. That sounds like a lot of work. I
> can turn a wrench and follow directions, but the SYE sounded a little more
> complicated than what I want to try. I installed the lift myself without
> ever having done some of that work, but the transfer case is a little scary
> to me.
>
> Also, is there a general rule of thumb on how far/fast I can drive to the
> shop with those vibratiosns? They're not severe, but enough to make me want
> to get the rear axle taken care of. Should I get it towed?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis