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Location: Illinois
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One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
I bought a ECE drop trailing arm crossmember from a member. what is my best option to converting to a one piece drive shaft. my truck that i'm building is a 70 swb with 71 running gear and will be bagged. i'll most likely be using a 350 or 700r4. thanks
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
If your 350 is mounted in the front frame holes on proper small block mount stands and you run a 700 R4, you can get a driveshaft out of an 88-98 regular cab Short bed V8 automatic truck.
I've done this twice myself. Only caveat is that you will need a conversion u joint on the rear since the early model 12 bolt rearend you have uses a larger series of u joint than the later truck did. The conversion u joint is available at any O Reilly or Autozone store.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
Being that you are going with bags, you are better off keeping the 2 piece shaft. With a single shaft anf adjustable suspention, you are very likely to have the shaft hitting the crossmember.
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Location: Illinois
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
for the two piece, what about the drive shaft attachment on the new ece crossmember?
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
never seen one.
Does this piece have a larger opening for a one piece shaft? |
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Location: Illinois
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
any ideas where to get a one piece driveshaft for a shortbed?
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: stockton CA
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
i had a shop chop the ends off my two peice and make me a one peice i just specified the lenth i wanted they hacked and slashed one out for me. it was about 200 but its beafy as heck.
hope this helps josh
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
I am running a 700R4 on my 68 swb. I took a 72 longbed one piece shaft and the correct yoke for the 700R4 and had a driveshaft shop shorten the saft and istall the yolk. The stock rear joint fit the rearend perfect.
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Location: South Florida
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Re: One Piece Drive Shaft what options?
I had a one piece built by a local driveline place new joints and tranny yoke for $225.00 zero vibration it has been there for almost a year..
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