Spartan7

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Anyone know a good place to buy some Spicer u-joints? Seems like they're pretty hard to find, and NAPA doesn't sell them anymore. I only want Spicer, and Summit doesn't seem to carry them. Unless they rebranded them as Lakewood. I need the 5-3147X.

I found that Denny's Driveshafts sells Spicer, but there's no Spicer part # on the page, just that it's for R3 S44 applications (which should be what I need, but I'm not sure).

http://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/p462...ance_free.html

96z28

try a gm dealership if i remember right they are spicer

01ssreda4

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search took 5 seconds

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Spice...Q5fAccessories

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

Spartan7

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Oh yea, I probably should have said I already found them on ebay, but none of those are maintenance free (only greasable).

And no way on the dealer. They wanted $125 for ONE.

01ssreda4

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What's wrong with greasable?

Spartan7

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They can sling grease onto the chassis, and you have to maintain them. And I always seem to forget that little stuff.

porksoda

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NEVER use a greasable one because they are hollow to allow room for the grease. This in turn makes them weaker than a solid one that is sealed and pre-greased.

01ssreda4

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Wow, I have seen greasable U joints lift front tires with no issues. Is it that crucial for a street car? We are splitting atoms here.

porksoda

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I have no experience with greaseable u joints. I just know rear end builders and/or driveshaft manufacturers recommend solid, sealed joints for the reasons I specified. The only reason I know is because these are the things recommended to me by quite a few manufacturers. BTW sending you a PM.

01ssreda4

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Never thought of it that way, as most factory U joints I have seen have been sealed, and most aftermarket have been greased. I just thought thats the way it was.

Spartan7

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I used to think that too, but I've read a lot that it's better to run non-greasables for the reason posted above.

Either way, I just ordered them from Denny's Driveshafts after measuring some older ones I had lying around. So I'll let you guys know how they work out when I get them, and I'll post up some pics.