sweet tech tip 4 you 9 inch and 12 bolt guys
02-17-2009, 03:36 PM
#1
sweet tech tip 4 you 9 inch and 12 bolt guys Ok well I installed a moser 9 inch in my 2000 trans am wich recuires a 1 inch longer driveshaft and 12 bolts require a 1 inch shorter driveshaft. well I looked around at prices and I cant afford a 400 driveshaft at the moment and I trusted a steel shaft over aluminum if it has to be a shorter shaft. So I picked up a steel shaft from a 96 and damn if the shaft itself wasnt a half inch longer than my aluminum one. So I measured the insert that goes into the transmision and found out the one on the aluminum one was a half inch longer than the one on the steel one. So once I swaped the snouts ($40 in u joints) I had my 1 inch longer shaft for my 9 inch and have a 1 inch shorted one that should work with a 12 bolt.
02-18-2009, 05:09 AM
#2
Ok well I installed a moser 9 inch in my 2000 trans am wich recuires a 1 inch longer driveshaft and 12 bolts require a 1 inch shorter driveshaft. well I looked around at prices and I cant afford a 400 driveshaft at the moment and I trusted a steel shaft over aluminum if it has to be a shorter shaft. So I picked up a steel shaft from a 96 and damn if the shaft itself wasnt a half inch longer than my aluminum one. So I measured the insert that goes into the transmision and found out the one on the aluminum one was a half inch longer than the one on the steel one. So once I swaped the snouts ($40 in u joints) I had my 1 inch longer shaft for my 9 inch and have a 1 inch shorted one that should work with a 12 bolt.
Nice tip, this should help a lot of people out. Thanks. Bob
02-19-2009, 10:35 PM
#3
Ok well I installed a moser 9 inch in my 2000 trans am wich recuires a 1 inch longer driveshaft and 12 bolts require a 1 inch shorter driveshaft. well I looked around at prices and I cant afford a 400 driveshaft at the moment and I trusted a steel shaft over aluminum if it has to be a shorter shaft. So I picked up a steel shaft from a 96 and damn if the shaft itself wasnt a half inch longer than my aluminum one. So I measured the insert that goes into the transmision and found out the one on the aluminum one was a half inch longer than the one on the steel one. So once I swaped the snouts ($40 in u joints) I had my 1 inch longer shaft for my 9 inch and have a 1 inch shorted one that should work with a 12 bolt.
02-19-2009, 10:38 PM
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This wont work for everyone. Keep in mind if you have a lowered car, which majority here do, your length may be different yet. Always measure to be sure. But this is good info.
Jeff
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02-21-2009, 12:53 PM
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By no means is this a cure all all the time but for lots of guys here this should help and save them a few $$$ but I can deffinatly say this I wish I had a cromoly or aluminum shaft for the lbs savings but its just not in the budget rite now.
02-22-2009, 01:03 PM
#7
the snout on the aluminum driveshaft atleast the one on my 2000 trans am was a 1/2 inch longer than the snout on my 96 driveshaft. Also the driveshaft itself the aluminum one was a half inch shorter than the steel one so by swaping the snouts it gave me a 1 inch longer driveshaft than my stock aluminum one. And the aluminum one that now had the snout from a 96 was now 1 inch shorter.
2000 trans am driveshaft + 96 lt1 snout = 1 inch shorter than stock
96 driveshaft + 2000 trans am snout = 1 inch longer driveshaft
2000 trans am driveshaft + 96 lt1 snout = 1 inch shorter than stock
96 driveshaft + 2000 trans am snout = 1 inch longer driveshaft
