I was thinking about putting this extra XL-7 front in my kick but don't suspect the newer cv's will just bolt right in i.e. (same legnth) and mine is a early kick with the 23 (?) spline cv's

 any insight would be good thanks.

Your DS should work fine, but you will need the PS from the 95-99 years (with larger splines).  That is what I am using in my shop built front conversion.  Measure the housing and go from there.

Your DS should work fine, but you will need the PS from the 95-99 years (with larger splines).  That is what I am using in my shop built front conversion.  Measure the housing and go from there.

DS= drive shaft?
PS= power steering? why would steering need changed? what about CV's? did you use newer kick ones or did the XL-7 ones fit? or was yours a full custom job? I will have to go look again, its been a while.

I think he meant DS= drivers side and P= passenger side as far as the CV's.

that makes more sense! thanks

Bentparts is right.  Sorry for confusing abbreviations.  Mine is a converted Samurai rear diff, which has the higher spline count of the 95-99 Tracker (I find the hard way of doing things.  Shop Built = homemade).  The drivers side axle has the 3 bolt flange for the CV so it is fine, the passenger side axle/cv combo needs the higher spline count requiring the 95-99 CV's.  If you measure from the axle housing on PS to the axle flange on DS, and it is same as your tracker, it should fit with the 95-99 CV on Passenger Side.  99+ they widened the vehicles and CV lengths changed.
Mounts might be different, but you should be used to that by now.

thank 'ya

I think the XL7 front is similar to the GV, my 2000 GV's front CVs are ~1.5" longer than the CVs on my 1st gen Sidekick.

-Chad

Quote from: BRD HNTR on July 23, 2011, 09:30:50 AM

Your DS should work fine, but you will need the PS from the 95-99 years (with larger splines).  That is what I am using in my shop built front conversion.  Measure the housing and go from there.

DS= drive shaft?
PS= power steering? why would steering need changed? what about CV's? did you use newer kick ones or did the XL-7 ones fit? or was yours a full custom job? I will have to go look again, its been a while.

i was right there with you with the