Drive Shaft Length (Short tail trans) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Boyd · 07-29-2010, 04:39 PM

I'm in the middle of an engine swap...the new engine is in, it's all the little things that are killing me. Another issue came up last night.

The new engine came with a th350 short tail transmission, so the drive shaft is now about 5 inches short. I stopped by a drive shaft shop on the way home and they said it would be $300 to build a new shaft. Surely there is something out there that will work. Does anyone know which drive shafts will work in our trucks with a short tail th350 trans?

I may just head to the junk yard to find one, but where do I measure from to get the correct length?

The truck is a swb '72, btw. Thanks.

07-29-2010, 04:39 PM	#1
Boyd Resident Lurker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 205	Drive Shaft Length (Short tail trans) I'm in the middle of an engine swap...the new engine is in, it's all the little things that are killing me. Another issue came up last night. The new engine came with a th350 short tail transmission, so the drive shaft is now about 5 inches short. I stopped by a drive shaft shop on the way home and they said it would be $300 to build a new shaft. Surely there is something out there that will work. Does anyone know which drive shafts will work in our trucks with a short tail th350 trans? I may just head to the junk yard to find one, but where do I measure from to get the correct length? The truck is a swb '72, btw. Thanks. __________________ The Rotten Mule: '72 Chevy Short Step Project- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417252 "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."- H.L. Mencken



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