Old_blue

Those that have done the swap. Did you stick with a stock driveshaft that you had shortened and balance?

A custom made one?


I just did my gears in my stock 5.0 notch and I have the dreaded D/S vibration. I am debating on having my d/s balanced or just wait until I am ready for my swap. But, I wanted to know what folks on here did with their swaps.

5.0 LsX

iTrader: (7)

I had a fordracing aluminum one shortened when I did the ls1/t56 swap. I have a 4l80e and had to have it lengthened. so you will not know until your swap is in and measured. depending on how long until you tear it apart, I would probably get it balanced, cant cost too much..

Joe Lluvia Avila

what tranny are you running? i did not have to modify mine at all. im running a 5.3 w/4l60e, chevy yoke and ford to chevy u-joint. my driveshaft was out of an 89 mustang with a t5 tranny

Old_blue

4.8 with a 4l60e. My biggest thing is I want to drive it now with the 373's I just put in but I dont want to tear anything up. I have heard balancing a stock driveshaft doesnt do much but I will look back into it if you guys arent having issues with a stock driveshaft. New u-joints will probably improve things too.

krochus

iTrader: (1)

I used a nascar takeout DS I got off eBay for my 5.3 th400 swap

LsoneGT

iTrader: (2)

I had mine built locally

N20neenee

iTrader: (3)

Im going through this right now, my initial guest is the stock 5.0 one is 2.5 inches too long. Im using AJE K-member and AJE cross member. I have to find my tape measurer to get closer specs. Im using a swap u-joint to connect a 27 Spline Slip Yoke.

79LS1FOX

iTrader: (11)

Had Dennys build me one, 3 inch steel 1030 u joints hooked to a TKO-600 on one end and a Ford 9 inch on the other end.