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Front driveshaft Sahara vs. Rubicon - difference?

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I am currently working on replacing my front drive shaft. I have a 2018 JLU sahara. My front drive shaft was part number 68272524AC.

Does anyone know if this is interchangeable with a Rubicon drive shaft? The Rubicon part number is 68272525.

And just for fun here is a picture of my dented drive shaft.

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I figured I'd provide an update here. I ended up finding a good front Driveshaft off a Rubicon (part # 68272525). It is exactly the same as the original Sahara front drive shaft (part # 68272524). Here are a few pictures and it in stalled very easily.

It seems that the Rubicon shafts are much more available as those with Rubicons are more likely to need to upgrade the driveshafts. So if you have a Sahara or Sport and need a new one they are interchangeable.

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Thank you for the info, I'm collecting parts for a Rubicon axle swap to my sport and its nice to know I have one less part to worry about.
 
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I'm glad this was helpful. Have fun with the swap!
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