So I just picked up a 98 ZJ Quadra-Trac to replace my 96 that had Selec-Trac.
My axle question is can I basically plug and play U joint axle shafts as a direct replacement to the CV's that came with the Jeep? And hints/tips/thoughts from anyone that has tried or done a similar conversion would be much appreciated.
As for my electrical issue, after browsing through some older threads it sounds like I just need to do some soldering to the headlight switch. I was hoping that someone may have some pictures of what I should expect? I also was going to replace the bulbs in the cluster and shifter since some were burn out anyway, has anyone got recommendations for coloured bulbs I could throw in? I came across a few LED builds, but I was hoping I could find some standard bulbs and keep it easy.
I was driving last night, and I noticed that my cluster gauges were flickering, same with interior lights when I turned them on. At first tapping the dimmer slide stopped it from happening but it would come back intermittently. A little while later I noticed that headlight switch was flickering more that anything else. Unrelatedly, the light is burn out behind the switch for rear defog so I have to go into the dash anyway, figured I'd look into the other issues while I was back there. Considering switching colours as well
My biggest concern was durability, but if you're wheeling in CV's that eases my mind a bit. I have a donor ZJ that has U's so I figured if the axles were the same its not anything to swap out the axle shafts between the two, I was just looking at the cost of CV's vs U's and I have a press to do the U's anyway. At this point I wasn't really concerned with doing it until I had a problem anyway, but I thought I read a post somewhere that mentioned there could also be a little more strain on CV's than U's when it was lifted
6.5 of Rubicon Express superflex lift, 4.56s for gears, 375 hp 5.9 crate motor, just a bit of stress. Cvs are much easier to fix on the trail. So, unless you plan on going bigger and wheeling like you're running the hammers, you'll be just great.
I just looked at Rock Autos site and the CV axle shafts are WAYYYY cheaper than the u-joint style. I like the way my CV equipped 98 drives better than the wifes 98 with the u-joints also.
Yeah, where I live not so much, shipping is insane. I get a good discount from my work so I'd just go through them anyway, but I've gotten enough info to ease the concerns I had about CV's anyway. I may still switch them out someday, but I'm not gunna worry about it unless I run into some problem. For now just going to work on the transfer case swap.
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