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12-01-2008, 01:25 AM | #1 |
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Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
My 68 has a powerglide in it now, but I want to swap for an overdrive tranny. Will going to a 700r4 change the driveshaft length?
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12-01-2008, 01:43 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
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length of the 700-r4 is longer than the power glide.You can take your driveshaft to a driveshaft shop and do a cut and weld and blanace .I would buy a new one for the truck if we were doing it for you in are shop. Justin Scotts hotrods |
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12-01-2008, 01:49 AM | #3 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
Yes, 700r4 is quite a bit longer. Shaft will need shortened, not that expensive to have done.
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12-01-2008, 03:59 AM | #4 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
I would recomend an aluminium driveline
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12-01-2008, 04:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
Thanks guys. Is a 200r4 the same length as the powerglide?
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12-01-2008, 05:10 AM | #6 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
You have a shortbed, go to your local wrecking yard and pull a driveshaft out of a 90ish shortbed Chevy truck with the auto trans. This will be right on for your swap. I did this, bolted right in, yolk too.
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12-01-2008, 07:49 AM | #7 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
no powerglide isshorter
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12-01-2008, 08:07 AM | #8 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
What 67shortie said. I was just reading up on this same issue and ran across a thread where a board member suggested that if you have a shortbed, find a 90's model swb with an auto tranny at the junkyard and the drive shaft will work.
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12-01-2008, 08:31 AM | #9 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
Thanks again guys. I assume that an auto tranny in a 90's model SWB truck will be a 700r4/4L60?
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12-01-2008, 09:03 AM | #10 |
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12-01-2008, 05:06 PM | #11 |
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Re: Will a 700r4 require new driveshaft?
I wasn't gonna say anything unless he offered to pay for it .
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