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Longhorn Man · 11-12-2007, 07:10 PM

I don't recomend a one piece shaft if it is a LWB. Talk to your drive shaft shop, and they'll explain why, and when you see the price on a properly built one, you'll probably chainge your mind.
you can put power to a 2 piece shaft... semis have more than 2. I knew a guy with a 2 piece shaft that was running 12's on his daily driver C/10 (it was his ONLY vehicle) and he never had an issue.
Get a good carrier bearing, no parts store crap, go to a drive shaf tshop, have them press it on properly... no hammers. A steel tube that spins 2500 - 3500 RPM at normal freeway speed should NOT be smacked with a hammer. Have them install new U-joints and ballance it. Properly done, it'll last another 35 years.

11-12-2007, 07:10 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Parts starting to brake. I don't recomend a one piece shaft if it is a LWB. Talk to your drive shaft shop, and they'll explain why, and when you see the price on a properly built one, you'll probably chainge your mind. you can put power to a 2 piece shaft... semis have more than 2. I knew a guy with a 2 piece shaft that was running 12's on his daily driver C/10 (it was his ONLY vehicle) and he never had an issue. Get a good carrier bearing, no parts store crap, go to a drive shaf tshop, have them press it on properly... no hammers. A steel tube that spins 2500 - 3500 RPM at normal freeway speed should NOT be smacked with a hammer. Have them install new U-joints and ballance it. Properly done, it'll last another 35 years.