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Old 05-22-2002, 04:48 PM   #1
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I recently swapped my 12 bolt rear end out for a dana 60. I'm going to be putting the driveshaft back in soon, but before i do, I want to make sure it will fit. Do i need to have it shortened because of the different rearend, and by how much? or is it the same driveshaft length for the 12 bolt and dana 60?
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Old 05-23-2002, 02:45 AM   #2
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Measure three times & cut once! Be careful of different ujoint/yoke sizes from one to the other. You are probably going to have to build a custom driveshaft or find the correct one that comes out of a 3/4T PU with the same trans as yours. Be sure and get the center bearing mount, it will also be different.
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Old 05-23-2002, 08:03 PM   #3
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If you measure from the center of the axle to the center of the yolk it would give you a pretty good idea on the difference between the two. As mentioned though you might have to change the yolk to match your universal and/or get a conversion universal joint. Maybe everything will just fit. When I swapped mine out I didn't have to do anything.

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