Ford Explorer or zj front cv driveshaft for rear tj shaft mod

[FirstTimer]

Apparently you can take the front  cv driveshaft from an early 90's ford explorer, cut it to length, balance it, replace u joints, add an sye and voila you have a cv rear driveshaft for your tj. All for much much less than buying new.  Anyone done this? If so where did you get it cut and balanced, and what driveshaft did you use?

[WhiteOut]

Pats Driveline for cut and balance.

[FirstTimer]

Any idea what they 'd charge?
being a zj guy fraser, would a front zj driveshaft work too?

[WhiteOut]

No clue, you can have the one I have if you want to test fit.

[AV.NINE]

No clue, you can have the one I have if you want to test fit.

$300 was the price I paid to lengthen my front with a conversion ujoint. But you'll probably want to put a new cv in too and replace the ujoints. My guess is $400 ish. It's not a whole lot cheaper than a Tom woods shaft.

[FirstTimer]

that much hey!? Price I've been reading have been no more than $ 100.
Any thoughts on the ford explorer cv shaft justin?

[Raspberry]

$300 was the price I paid to lengthen my front with a conversion ujoint. But you'll probably want to put a new cv in too and replace the ujoints. My guess is $400 ish. It's not a whole lot cheaper than a Tom woods shaft.

There is a very big difference between cutting a driveshaft, and lengthening one.

Mike and I cut and rebalanced a double cardan rear driveshaft for my XJ, took some time but with the right tools cost us nothing but electricity and some welding gas.

[AV.NINE]

that much hey!? Price I've been reading have been no more than $ 100.
Any thoughts on the ford explorer cv shaft justin?

I'm doing the exact same thing to a ranger front drive shaft in a week. Will let ya know.

I'm using ranger because it's 2.5" tube and 1310 u joints. I have no idea what an explorer is.

[Jrama]

I was in the same boat when I did my SYE, I heard all the internet talk about just cutting and rebalancing a Cherokee shaft. Fact is, after some calls around to local to shops I quickly found it wasn't the cheap alternative I thought it would be. By the time you source one, pay the shop, deal with new joints (or whatever else) I'd rather pay a little more for a new one. For your money go to www.northridge4x4.ca and buy yourself the Coast CV shaft for 300 bucks and be done with it. Ordered mine, came next day, fit like a glove and has been great. No measuring, no worries and no BS

[FirstTimer]

Seems like this "Junk Yard" Mod is only cheap for those who are either mechanically savvy or who have the right connections... Or else everyone would be doing it to save 150$-200$.
Still curious to know if anyone has done this modification and has been satified?