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Old 06-25-2006, 10:14 PM
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is anything needed to swap out a factory steel driveshaft with an aluminum driveshaft out of a gu5 car? i assume the u-joints are the same? all i need is the al. driveshaft itself and nothing else? anyone?
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They're interchangeable. I kept the steel when I put a complete 3.42 rear in my car and no problems.
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If you use AL go with a custom high diameter one. I got one from LPE. Or you could use the stock AL driveshaft if you can find one.
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It's a straight swap, I did it when I use to own a 3.4 V6 Camaro with the heavy two peice one.
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awesome, thanks guys..
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