Transfer case KABLAM!
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I see clean metal on the shaft vs weathered metal. Did leveling the front end cause that or is that how it was from the factory/lot?
Laughing Gas
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Any amount of level shortens the drive shaft. Same for the rear if the rear is raised. Also Crew Cab Long bed = 2 piece drive shaft ?
Reg Cab long bed = one piece drive shaft U-Joints both ends ( rear ), and U-Joint at front axle and looks like Constant Velocity joint @ Transfer Case but no slip joint.
Not sure about extended Cab don't own one.
Reg Cab long bed = one piece drive shaft U-Joints both ends ( rear ), and U-Joint at front axle and looks like Constant Velocity joint @ Transfer Case but no slip joint.
Not sure about extended Cab don't own one.
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From: Western MA
That's completely normal. It slides in and out with suspension movement. They are all like that including mine which is not lifted or leveled.
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Any amount of level shortens the drive shaft. Same for the rear if the rear is raised. Also Crew Cab Long bed = 2 piece drive shaft ?
Reg Cab long bed = one piece drive shaft U-Joints both ends ( rear ), and U-Joint at front axle and looks like Constant Velocity joint @ Transfer Case but no slip joint.
Not sure about extended Cab don't own one.
Reg Cab long bed = one piece drive shaft U-Joints both ends ( rear ), and U-Joint at front axle and looks like Constant Velocity joint @ Transfer Case but no slip joint.
Not sure about extended Cab don't own one.
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From: Western MA
Just a acronym Skip... Like LMAO... I had to Google it the first time I ran across it myself... 
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From: Phelan CA
What's weird is the tail ends on the transfer cases are different. The one like Epic's uses a slip shaft, and the other is a fixed bolted yoke with a shorter tail end housing.
I wonder if the F-250s get the longer tail end housing with the slip shaft?
I wonder if the F-250s get the longer tail end housing with the slip shaft?
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Slip joints are used to cheapen the cost of production. They are a negative benefit in any truck. I can see the point on a 2wd truck. But on a 4x4 they make no sense.
But here they are on Super Duty trucks.
I've ruined rear driveshafts on rocks and such. You can pull the shaft off and drive home on the front axle.
You can't do that with a slip joint.
But here they are on Super Duty trucks.
I've ruined rear driveshafts on rocks and such. You can pull the shaft off and drive home on the front axle.
You can't do that with a slip joint.
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Here is a better picture. F250 Supercab
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From: Phelan CA
Ok, I think I've figured it out. It depends on the wheelbase. The reg cabs, super cab short bed and CCLB get the short housing, while the CCSB and Super cab LB get the long nosed version.