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04-05-2010, 11:27 PM
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drive shaft length
Does anyone know if there is a difference in length between a v8 3 speed and a inline 6 3speed drive shaft? thanks
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04-06-2010, 07:12 AM
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Re: drive shaft length
Yes, the V8 sits further forward on different engine stands so the driveshaft is longer to compensate for that.
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04-06-2010, 08:34 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: drive shaft length
if you plan on just dropping the enging in, and bolting it to the existing tranny, then everything will work fine though.
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04-06-2010, 07:28 PM
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Re: drive shaft length
I knew i could count on you two. The 350 is in the stock inline 6 position now, but its going to be a pain to get the headers to fit and if i need to change the heads later and other stuff. so i am gonna move it to the stock v8 spot.
Thats the reason behind the question, i want to pull the drive shaft from a junker but not sure which one i need to pull it from. Thought maybe someone would know. It would be ideal to go to the j/y and find a v8 with a 3spd. thanks
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04-07-2010, 10:47 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: drive shaft length
plan this carefully, the clutch linkage can be a PITA when doing this.
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05-20-2010, 11:13 PM
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Re: drive shaft length
got it all done the clutch links werent to bad but now i am trying to see what length drive shaft i need. i had a 52 inch, from weld to weld on the old l6, picked up a 55 but that was to short then got a 58 that was to long now i have a 56 1/2 it seems okay but wanna see anyone knows the correct length i dont want something to go wrong i have taken it on several test drives and no issues.
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