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Post by troylee442 on Jun 4, 2007 0:21:17 GMT -5
so im getting an 85 pickup regular cab 22re and the cross member that has the carrier bearing that holds up the middle of the two piece rear drive shaft is all rusted (as usual) so i was thinking of cutting it out and welding my own and going with a one piece drive shaft. is there any reason why i should just fix the stock cross member and stay with the two piece drive shaft? just curious. it has about a 2" supsension lift thanx
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Post by fourwd1 on Jun 4, 2007 7:19:33 GMT -5
A one piece DS will work fine.
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Post by troylee442 on Jun 4, 2007 11:26:01 GMT -5
k where can i get one. i was looking at an'82 regular cab and that is a one piece drive shaft. can i get one from there or is there another vehicle that i can get one from thanks
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Post by 86taco on Jun 4, 2007 19:34:32 GMT -5
You need to get one from an 84' to 88'. The earlyer trucks have differend bolt patterns on the drive shaft flanges. Or you could just drill them to match. Depends on how lazy you are.
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Post by troylee442 on Jun 4, 2007 23:17:00 GMT -5
i thought they all had two piece? which ones had a one piece?
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Post by fourwd1 on Jun 5, 2007 10:39:26 GMT -5
You need to get one from an 84' to 88'. The earlyer trucks have differend bolt patterns on the drive shaft flanges. Or you could just drill them to match. Depends on how lazy you are. Short bed-reg cab or 4Runner Like stated abve , the pre-84's have a diff bolt pattern, so you can drill your case and pinion flanges or replace them with the multi-pattern flanges from Marlin. Or, you could get your 2 piece shaft retubed into a 1 piece at a local shop. |
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Post by troylee442 on Jun 5, 2007 11:29:35 GMT -5
well this truck is an '85 short bed reg cab and it has a two piece? i dont get it am i just stupid and missing something or what
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Post by fourwd1 on Jun 5, 2007 16:00:42 GMT -5
well this truck is an '85 short bed reg cab and it has a two piece? i dont get it am i just stupid and missing something or what Well evidently yours is an exception, and that's not uncommon. AFAIK it's usually the long bed or xtra cabs w/the 2 pc DS. Above choices still apply. |
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Post by 86taco on Jun 5, 2007 16:10:35 GMT -5
My truck is a 86' x-tra cab and it has a one pc. shaft. My 84' long bed std. cab has a 2 pc. shaft. Just go to the junk yard and start crawling around.
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Post by troylee442 on Jun 5, 2007 20:10:41 GMT -5
dont i have to worry about length? i really dont wanna be cutting anything. thanks
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Post by 86taco on Jun 6, 2007 19:55:06 GMT -5
My one piece is about 55in. My truck is lifted with a stock shaft, So yours will measure a little shorter. Measure your 2 pc. and compare.
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