New Yoke Question?
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New Yoke Question?
We all know if you put a aftermarket rear in our cars we have to use a different universal joint to mate the driveshaft to the rear end. I have a aftermarket rear AND driveshaft. So, my problem is the drive shaft will not mate up with the transmission without a different universal joint. This is the route I WOULD have taken, but my factory slip yoke did not look too good. All the rubber parts were dried out and cracked every were.
So, I decided to go ahead and purchase a slip yoke that would use the same universal joint as my drive shaft. I called up Moser, and they sent me a Spicer unit that has C3-3-649-2 stamped on it. Here is the problem, the aftermarket yoke is about a 1/4" shorter than my factory one. Is this a problem? If used will it be an issue? It is not much of a difference but a difference none the less.
Sorry for the long read but I just wanted to explain why I did this the way I did as to avoid "why did you do that" questions. Also, if it is deemed to be to short and can't use it, I guess my options are to either get a longer drive shaft or just find another factory yoke that looks better than mine and buy a universal joint with different size caps. I have included a pic to show the difference. Thanks guys.
So, I decided to go ahead and purchase a slip yoke that would use the same universal joint as my drive shaft. I called up Moser, and they sent me a Spicer unit that has C3-3-649-2 stamped on it. Here is the problem, the aftermarket yoke is about a 1/4" shorter than my factory one. Is this a problem? If used will it be an issue? It is not much of a difference but a difference none the less.
Sorry for the long read but I just wanted to explain why I did this the way I did as to avoid "why did you do that" questions. Also, if it is deemed to be to short and can't use it, I guess my options are to either get a longer drive shaft or just find another factory yoke that looks better than mine and buy a universal joint with different size caps. I have included a pic to show the difference. Thanks guys.
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What rear end do you have in your car? Im not sure about the 12 bolt but i know that with a 9" the rear usually either has to be moved forward about .5" or use a slightly longer driveshaft because the slip yoke doesn't engage a whole lot of the output shaft. If you've already got this problem and use a shorter yoke it could make it worse.
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