Is my ds too short??
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that is the way my ds looked when I did my TH350 swap and alot of people said it would be fine to run it like that but just to have a piece of mind I had a custom one made. so it boils down to would you rather pay for the right ds now or pay for a tailshaft and possible tranny
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I don't like the looks of that. Some people have vibration issues with a DS that's that short. It will seem subtle but end up costly
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that is the way my ds looked when I did my TH350 swap and alot of people said it would be fine to run it like that but just to have a piece of mind I had a custom one made. so it boils down to would you rather pay for the right ds now or pay for a tailshaft and possible tranny
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I wouldn't be worried about vibrations. If you don't have a DS safety loop I would worry about it ending up in the car. It's borderline, but I don't think I would drive it hard like that.
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Then you would be worried about vibrations. They are the first step to losing the DS and breaking other expensive parts
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The proper way to measure a driveshaft for proper fitment is to raise the vehicle, load the rear axle... set the axle on jack stands... remove the rear driveshaft straps, slide the driveshaft forward until it stops and then measure the distance from the center of the u-joint cap to the flange where the u-joint cap mounts.
The measurement should not exceed 7/8".
The number one reason to concern yourself with a driveshaft that is too short is safety. From there, it is damage to other components.. if a driveshaft is too short then it is very likely to damage the tailhousing bushing... if not the tailhousing itself.
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The measurement should not exceed 7/8".
The number one reason to concern yourself with a driveshaft that is too short is safety. From there, it is damage to other components.. if a driveshaft is too short then it is very likely to damage the tailhousing bushing... if not the tailhousing itself.
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The proper way to measure a driveshaft for proper fitment is to raise the vehicle, load the rear axle... set the axle on jack stands... remove the rear driveshaft straps, slide the driveshaft forward until it stops and then measure the distance from the center of the u-joint cap to the flange where the u-joint cap mounts.
The measurement should not exceed 7/8".
The number one reason to concern yourself with a driveshaft that is too short is safety. From there, it is damage to other components.. if a driveshaft is too short then it is very likely to damage the tailhousing bushing... if not the tailhousing itself.
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The measurement should not exceed 7/8".
The number one reason to concern yourself with a driveshaft that is too short is safety. From there, it is damage to other components.. if a driveshaft is too short then it is very likely to damage the tailhousing bushing... if not the tailhousing itself.
g
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Safety as in the driveshaft getting loose and doing really bad thing at high speeds. If it does come loose the worse thing that can happen is it will catch a crack in the road and the potential for flipping the car is high. Or, it can destroy the undercarriage.
This should be taken seriously.
Well.... in that picture is the car jacked up and the rear axle hanging or not?
If so, then there is no way to tell if it is the correct length.
If the weight of the car is on the rear axle then yes, in my opinion it is too short. But... I'm looking at a photo.
Get the measurement and get back to us.
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This should be taken seriously.
Well.... in that picture is the car jacked up and the rear axle hanging or not?
If so, then there is no way to tell if it is the correct length.
If the weight of the car is on the rear axle then yes, in my opinion it is too short. But... I'm looking at a photo.
Get the measurement and get back to us.
g
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Safety as in the driveshaft getting loose and doing really bad thing at high speeds. If it does come loose the worse thing that can happen is it will catch a crack in the road and the potential for flipping the car is high. Or, it can destroy the undercarriage.
This should be taken seriously.
Well.... in that picture is the car jacked up and the rear axle hanging or not?
If so, then there is no way to tell if it is the correct length.
If the weight of the car is on the rear axle then yes, in my opinion it is too short. But... I'm looking at a photo.
Get the measurement and get back to us.
g
This should be taken seriously.
Well.... in that picture is the car jacked up and the rear axle hanging or not?
If so, then there is no way to tell if it is the correct length.
If the weight of the car is on the rear axle then yes, in my opinion it is too short. But... I'm looking at a photo.
Get the measurement and get back to us.
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the car has to be like its rolling down the road...like a lift that you drive onto and lift it on all four wheels (like when doing alignments). Weight has to be on all four wheels
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I would say if you can. get the camera under the car without lifting anything..
then snap off some pics...
you should be able to get a pic of it without lifting car, unless your car is dropped to the ground... I was able to get mine without lifting car.. the pics that is...
Looks like I got everyone checking their DS's.. LOL.... dont want to end up with 2 broken tail housings in 2 weeks I guess.. LOL....
dam fast speeds making us buy more crap..
then snap off some pics...
you should be able to get a pic of it without lifting car, unless your car is dropped to the ground... I was able to get mine without lifting car.. the pics that is...
Looks like I got everyone checking their DS's.. LOL.... dont want to end up with 2 broken tail housings in 2 weeks I guess.. LOL....
dam fast speeds making us buy more crap..