Front Driveshaft
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3 miles after installing the 'new' front shaft.......hello bindage! hell of a waste of $40 to get me by. I'm gonna try and return it. lol.
I pick up my shortend shaft here in a few hours. Expect pics in the morning.
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OH....
something that also dawned on me...
WHY THE HECK is the front shaft yoke/flange/socket pile angled upward??? I wonder if shimming the trans up higher using washers on the trans mount would help the issue of blowing up the stock shaft? I know i'd change the angle of the rear output flange angle.... Or maybe my trans mount is warn down? idk.
something that also dawned on me...
WHY THE HECK is the front shaft yoke/flange/socket pile angled upward??? I wonder if shimming the trans up higher using washers on the trans mount would help the issue of blowing up the stock shaft? I know i'd change the angle of the rear output flange angle.... Or maybe my trans mount is warn down? idk.
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I know Shane has two stockers in our shop right now, but on the diff side it ends with just the u-joint. Don't think that is the yoke, but i am not sure.
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HAHAHA. i've been sorta busy and outta town...wanted it installed before i head out. on with the proof that i beat Eric in this race...lol
Installed it on i think Fri afternoon? The biggest pain was that i'm cool and didnt want to jack the front end up....so to get proper orientation of the rear adaptor and the front joint...the adaptor needed mounted to the case then then front joint mounted...made for tightening the adaptor to the rear joint kinda of a pain in the butt...but easily cured using an ingenious set of tools...lol. Cut up one of my 1/4" socket adaptors for my cordless drill, then used a 1/4" combo to tighten the adaptor to ujoint bolts. Also everything are all allen now too....front D35 bolts for the straps are 1/4-28 x 5/8 i believe. Found out the case threads are M8, front diff is 1/4-28 and the cardon joint threads are 1/4-28 as well. lol.
Been using 4wd when i need it which isn't much right now since i love love love playing in the snow in 2wd...i swear...throw her in 3rd and dump the clutch and play! lol.
on with the pics...
Installed it on i think Fri afternoon? The biggest pain was that i'm cool and didnt want to jack the front end up....so to get proper orientation of the rear adaptor and the front joint...the adaptor needed mounted to the case then then front joint mounted...made for tightening the adaptor to the rear joint kinda of a pain in the butt...but easily cured using an ingenious set of tools...lol. Cut up one of my 1/4" socket adaptors for my cordless drill, then used a 1/4" combo to tighten the adaptor to ujoint bolts. Also everything are all allen now too....front D35 bolts for the straps are 1/4-28 x 5/8 i believe. Found out the case threads are M8, front diff is 1/4-28 and the cardon joint threads are 1/4-28 as well. lol.
Been using 4wd when i need it which isn't much right now since i love love love playing in the snow in 2wd...i swear...throw her in 3rd and dump the clutch and play! lol.
on with the pics...
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it's so nice to have that front axle pulling again!! stock shaft took a dump in like august. lol. time to go play. oh....already did some snow donuts in Seatown. lol.
yeah grant...i was pretty impressed with your pain in the butt parking spot in the driveway when i installed this shaft. thanks for that. lol. grant.....solid axle swap on the 4banger??? hmm.......i do have that D44 sitting out back.....
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UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE...LMAO alright ya beat me (even though I didn't know we were racing)
Well I dropped mine off at Rock and Roll Offroad
www.rockandrolloffroad.com
I won't get my driveshaft back until probabley after Christmas. Which is cool...Shane we measure 27 1/2 from center ujoint to center ujoint.....what did your're driveshaft come out to in length?
Mine doesn't get shipped out to Cali until tomorrow, and it takes 3-4 days to get there, so that puts it around xmas, so it hopefully will be on before New Years...
Got to see these trucks though:
Anway I'll keep ya'll posted
Well I dropped mine off at Rock and Roll Offroad
www.rockandrolloffroad.com
I won't get my driveshaft back until probabley after Christmas. Which is cool...Shane we measure 27 1/2 from center ujoint to center ujoint.....what did your're driveshaft come out to in length?
Mine doesn't get shipped out to Cali until tomorrow, and it takes 3-4 days to get there, so that puts it around xmas, so it hopefully will be on before New Years...
Got to see these trucks though:
Anway I'll keep ya'll posted
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nice eric!!
ok...i honestly dont remember...i could always go out and measure it installed. I definately know i was 26....maybe 26 and 7/8? honestly dont remember.
FOUND OUT SOME NEWS~~~!!!
ok...
SO....
part number given in the very beginning of this thread was 283288. Part I picked up was 283288....
after my mods that needed to be performed...
my adaptor mounted...
Here's a superlift shaft and the adaptor part number is 283288...
283288 sure has my mind a thinkin'....
ok...i honestly dont remember...i could always go out and measure it installed. I definately know i was 26....maybe 26 and 7/8? honestly dont remember.
FOUND OUT SOME NEWS~~~!!!
ok...
SO....
part number given in the very beginning of this thread was 283288. Part I picked up was 283288....
after my mods that needed to be performed...
my adaptor mounted...
Here's a superlift shaft and the adaptor part number is 283288...
283288 sure has my mind a thinkin'....