Driveshafts: Swap solutions
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− | customizer, swapper, shade-tree mechanic, or junkyard crawler. | + | |
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− | ANYTHING from your car, measure | + | This "Swap Solutions"series of Wiki articles is intended to help the customizer, swapper, shade-tree mechanic, or junkyard crawler. |
− | found myself wishing I had a source to know if this axle will fit that car, how | + | |
− | much that ISB Cummins engine weighs, or if a driveshaft already exists that fits | + | The idea is this: when you pull an axle, engine, tranny, driveshaft, bearing, or ANYTHING from your car, measure the heck out of it. |
− | my custom install instead of paying to have one fabricated. | + | |
− | + | Countless times I've found myself wishing I had a source to know if this axle will fit that car, how much that ISB Cummins engine weighs, or if a driveshaft already exists that fits my custom install instead of paying to have one fabricated. | |
− | wide variety of driveshafts available that might make short easy work for your | + | |
− | swap. | + | This article is for Driveshafts. An often overlooked, there are a wide variety of driveshafts available that might make short easy work for your swap. While you have yours out, grab a tape measure and let the world know. |
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− | + | #Driveshaft length, from center of the front Ujoint to center of the rear Ujoint. | |
− | + | #Tubing diameter | |
− | + | #Tubing material... most will be steel, but some are aluminum or fiber these days. | |
− | + | #U-joint size, front/rear; 1330? 1350? | |
− | + | #Tranny yoke style. Is it a slip yoke or fixed? What diameter and spline count? What tranny does it fit? | |
− | + | #Notes for additional information. | |
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