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Re: Heavy duty carrier bearing
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Originally Posted by 71 super
It is a direct replacement I don't have a slip joint, just standard two piece shaft
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It might fit the same but it certainly doesn't function the same.
As the suspension moves the driveshaft will move foreward and back, the factory rubber was very soft allowing this movement. The billet/poly mount is very rigid and doesn't allow for any movement (in any direction). A trailing arm truck doesn't have as much movement as any other type of suspension but there is some movement.
Can you get away with not having a slip and stub in the rear shaft with a billet/poly bearing, possibly. Is it correct, no.
If you're breaking carrier mounts because your shaft isn't ballanced and don't want to ballance your shaft. Reinforcing a stock bearing mount is cheaper and better than the billet/poly mount. They do look cooler, ill give them that.
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