Front drive shaft!!
 

Aight this weekend i put a 6in procomp lift on my 79 ling bed. i totally forgot about the front drive shaft going to be tooo short. so what do u guys think that i can do. this is my first full size truck, im still learning yet!!!

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

How much spline is left in the slip yoke??? If it's less than half...which it probably is...you'll need to hit the junk yards for a longer model, and cut/weld it to size. Your shorter one can be sent to me!!! :lol:

A......

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

I put a 6 inch lift on a blazer and have had no front drive shaft issues at all. I wheel the heck out of it and not one problem. You could also look into dropping your crossmember that could be enough.

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

Same here..4" lift should be fine with stock drive shaft.With a 6" lift the stock driveshaft should work,but it may not extend out that much.Having the stock one lengthened shouldn't cost that much.I don't know what models interchange that have a longer front driveshaft..

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

well looks like im going to cut it and weld it up at work and have the machine shop turn it back down.

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

I would still take it to a driveline shop and have it balanced. It doesn't take much to cause a vibration, which at the very least is hard on seals/bearings.

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

I had rear driveshaft shortened, balanced and new U-joints installed and it was only $115.00. They sprayed some kind if stuff looks like a bunch of bumps on it to get it balanced right. They also welded wieghts on(or kept original) to balance.
Ron

Re: Front drive shaft!!
 

Or how bout i found the front drive shaft off of my first gen s10 blazer i bought for parts a year or so back. Its the same damn thing, universals are the same just 4 inches longer!!