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06-28-2011, 09:02 PM
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How much to shorten drive shaft?
What should I pay to shorten drive shaft (in california)? My last one on my 65 was $250. Was a 2 piece shaft, u-joint in middle and one on each end. Used old u-joints, I supplied new yoke. Seemed pretty high, maybe I am out of touch?
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06-28-2011, 09:56 PM
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Re: How much to shorten drive shaft?
I would think about 75 to 125 bucks. I know i can get one made for about 250.
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06-28-2011, 10:04 PM
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06-28-2011, 10:59 PM
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Re: How much to shorten drive shaft?
And you didn't get new joints for $250. For $50 more they should have nickle plated a dash plaque and give you a kiss too. Sounds a little extreme. On ebay in the past years there was a guy in Ca. custom making shafts and shipping them for $175-$225 balanced but they were one piece shafts but he supplied new yolk and all for that price. That may not be out of line price wise though. A few members on the board do that kinda work. Let them chime in on the cost.
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06-29-2011, 05:50 AM
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Re: How much to shorten drive shaft?
I paid $230 at Inland Driveline in Ontario, CA, but that was a 1 piece with all new U-joints and a new slip yolk.
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06-29-2011, 06:21 AM
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Re: How much to shorten drive shaft?
I had a machine shop cut 3" out of one for my stepside about 10 years ago for a whopping $30 dollars.
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06-29-2011, 09:38 AM
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06-29-2011, 11:16 AM
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Re: How much to shorten drive shaft?
65 for a 1 piece or 95 for a 2 piece is what we charge for a shorten and BALLANCE! No ujoints, no carrier bearing, no yokes, if it is a 2 piece we will check the center stub, bolt on yoke, and carrier bearing. I don't know what our 2 shops in california charge but I cant imagine much of a difference.
theirs no way I'd ever install a driveshaft that wasn't properly ballanced. You can if you wish, it does make it cheaper in the short run. If you don't ballance both pieces of a 2 piece driveline together as an assembly they are not ballanced.
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