For those running an 8.8....
For those running an 8.8.... What u-joint are you using? The one I got w/ the rear is the wrong one and it's already caused one snapped driveshaft and rattling my teeth out on the new one....TIA
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Originally Posted by Damian
What u-joint are you using? The one I got w/ the rear is the wrong one and it's already caused one snapped driveshaft and rattling my teeth out on the new one....TIA
Josh
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Joe, DO NOT run that u-joint. The one he sends is the WRONG one, and it's a POS. My driveshaft has been bouncing around the entire time the rear has been in the car. I'm trying to find the correct one now...
GrapeApe, the guy I got mine from has a pretty healthy wait right now, there are a couple of board members waiting upwards of 3-6 months....
Josh
GrapeApe, the guy I got mine from has a pretty healthy wait right now, there are a couple of board members waiting upwards of 3-6 months....
Josh
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Originally Posted by Damian
Joe, DO NOT run that u-joint. The one he sends is the WRONG one, and it's a POS. My driveshaft has been bouncing around the entire time the rear has been in the car. I'm trying to find the correct one now...
GrapeApe, the guy I got mine from has a pretty healthy wait right now, there are a couple of board members waiting upwards of 3-6 months....
Josh
GrapeApe, the guy I got mine from has a pretty healthy wait right now, there are a couple of board members waiting upwards of 3-6 months....
Josh
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If you have the 1330 yoke in the rear you need a 1330/3R combo joint to fit your stock driveshaft, the spicer number is 5-212X, dont have the precision number handy.
If you have the 1350 yoke on the 8.8 the 447 is the correct joint..
If you have the 1350 yoke on the 8.8 the 447 is the correct joint..
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Verdad Gallardo KP, how do I know which yolk I got? I don't remember...
Grapeape, my pricing isn't the same as everybody else's
, but the 8.8's range anywhere from 1700-2100 depending on how many options you go with. However as I stated, there is an INSANE wait on them right now......
josh
Grapeape, my pricing isn't the same as everybody else's
, but the 8.8's range anywhere from 1700-2100 depending on how many options you go with. However as I stated, there is an INSANE wait on them right now......josh
If the rear yoke has smaller diameter caps then the driveshaft its a 1330, a 1350 and 1330 are the same span but the diameter of the caps on the 1350 is larger.
They probably gave you a 1310/1350 ot 1310/1330 joint, your deiveshaft uses a 3R not 1310..
Maybe
They probably gave you a 1310/1350 ot 1310/1330 joint, your deiveshaft uses a 3R not 1310..
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I'm running one of the 8.8's. I don't remember which u-joint I have, think it may be a 1330. Are you sure it is the u-joint? I think Craig has sold several of the rears and I haven't heard of anyone getting the wrong one...might have been boxed wrong perhaps?
Originally Posted by turbo'd stang
I'm running one of the 8.8's. I don't remember which u-joint I have, think it may be a 1330. Are you sure it is the u-joint? I think Craig has sold several of the rears and I haven't heard of anyone getting the wrong one...might have been boxed wrong perhaps?
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Originally Posted by Damian
I'm positive. I've also talked to a couple of other guys who've had the same exact problem, and swapped in the correct u-joint which cleared it up...
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hey guys this is craig i have had some people in the past wait a long time on rears and i am sorry for that i have had lots of things come up, but have everything going right now! just like anything new finding new parts and getting them on time and such! i have had several deaths in the family and had to go out of state to funerals! i also run a chassis shop, the rears are not my main business just a part of it! i have atleast 25 rears sold to date and have not heard of any of my customers having any probs "vibration issues" like josh is having, i send the same u-joint with all the rears for a stock driveshaft and the 1330 yoke which is stock on the 8.8, if anyone has this same problem please let me know i will do whatever it takes to make it right! and i am not on here to advertise just state my side is all, well thanx and if anyones has a problem please let me know ok! 817-881-9591
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oh yeah and josh i have talked to you about this problem and told you i would make it right when you found out what was wrong but you never got back with me i will still make it right just let me know what i need to do please thanx!
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Originally Posted by turbo'd stang
oh yeah and josh i have talked to you about this problem and told you i would make it right when you found out what was wrong but you never got back with me i will still make it right just let me know what i need to do please thanx!
craig
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Originally Posted by turbo'd stang
hey guys this is craig i have had some people in the past wait a long time on rears and i am sorry for that i have had lots of things come up, but have everything going right now! just like anything new finding new parts and getting them on time and such! i have had several deaths in the family and had to go out of state to funerals! i also run a chassis shop, the rears are not my main business just a part of it! i have atleast 25 rears sold to date and have not heard of any of my customers having any probs "vibration issues" like josh is having, i send the same u-joint with all the rears for a stock driveshaft and the 1330 yoke which is stock on the 8.8, if anyone has this same problem please let me know i will do whatever it takes to make it right! and i am not on here to advertise just state my side is all, well thanx and if anyones has a problem please let me know ok! 817-881-9591
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I've got an 8.8 and the u-joint supplied does have a lot of "slack"/"play" in it compared to the correct one that Doraville Driveline put in (a spicer, but I don't know the model# of it). I have yet to locate the box or receipt for the proper serial # of it but there is a Significiant difference between the one that was supplied versus the ford to gm conversion one that Doraville driveline put on. If I was not away for training for this entire week I would try harder to locate the receipt or box that they gave with the new u-joint, it's a huge improvement over the supplied one.
I am in no way trying to knock the 8.8", I actually love the rear, put over 110 miles a day on it and have been to track a ton of times and it's solid as a rock! I probably have over 20K miles on it easy since I got it.
I am in no way trying to knock the 8.8", I actually love the rear, put over 110 miles a day on it and have been to track a ton of times and it's solid as a rock! I probably have over 20K miles on it easy since I got it.
