Driveshaft heartache

[ChevyGearHeads]

I got my 350 turbo in my '68 LWB and the damn driveshaft was too long...wondering which route to take now? kind of hit a roadblock

[midniteblues]

I have a lwb 2 pc drive shaft here if its what you need.
it came from a 71 lwb 292/t350 truck
if you can use it you can have it

[ChevyGearHeads]

I am actually in MD, I have moved since making this account...but thank you very much for the offer

[midniteblues]

just tryin too help

sounds like you need a trip too the driveshaft shorting shop

[cdowns]

checkout local driveline shop new ujoints carrier bearing and shortening with balancing might jus b cost effective

[ChevyGearHeads]

I was wondering if a 70's or '80's driveshaft would work? anyone know?

[chiefcfd]

What did you replace? Does your th350 have a 6 or 9 inch tailshaft. A th350 w/6 inch tailshaft is the same length as the 3 speed manual.

[marvgarr68]

Take a measurement and hit the junk yard take the trans yoke so you can find a shaft with right u joints. This is what I did I went one piece a lot better.

[brad_man_72]

Shorten and ballance isn't too expensive. Neither is having a one piece built. Take it to a real driveline shop, plenty of people can make a driveshaft shorter, few can do the job correctly.

If you want to spend a bunch of time and money you can search junkyards, then pay to have that shaft fixed.

[marvgarr68]

Why would you be spending more money getting a one peice drive line at a junk yard? All the junk yards I have been to have a pile of drive shafts find one the right length and u joint size. Took me a whole 15 mins to find mine was in perfect shape cost a whole $20.00. Then you go buy two u joints which are around $10.00 a piece and install them reuse the original trans yoke and all is done. All this for about 2 hours total and about $50.00 with taxes.