Driveshaft length?
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Driveshaft length?
Sort of off topic. I want to get a different driveshaft for My Fairlane. My '95 F150 has the proper u-joint size I want (1330) but is only around 52 inches long center to center. It's a 4x4. Is the 4x2 driveshaft a one piece and if so, how long is it. I need to find something I can cut to 54 inches. So if someone can help me with a length of a 90's 4x2 driveshaft, I'd appreciate it. The local junk yark has a few late 80's and 90's trucks so I'll see wha they have if I can get a length prior.
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At some point as the trucks become longer they put the carrier bearing and 2 piece driveshaft in them. When I was looking in the junkyards around here for a shaft for my ZF swap, I had a hard time finding anything longer than 50" and an impossible time finding any that weren't damaged. For a little over $100 plus tax I had a local shop put a new tube on my existing shaft and they high-speed balanced it.
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You will run in to another problem here...the slip yoke and companion flange on the 1966 390 Fairlane is what, 1280 size? So if you go with 1330's, you'll have to change the flange and yoke. The truck type may work if the truck has a 9 inch rear end and a C6, but if the Fairlane has a Ford top loader 4 speed, trucks never used that trans, and finding a yoke will be difficult. Why not have a new driveshaft made? I personally doubt you will find a 52" shaft from any Ford truck, but I'll look through the books and see.
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1310 & 1330 U-Joints are the same part number (C5TZ-4635-F) on some trucks, different (1310 = C3AZ-4635-E) on others. So they may or not work with the same slip yoke and companion flange...1280's won't work at all.
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really your best bet is to go to a drive line specialist and let them make up what you want. that is what I did for my 67 fairlane when I put the GT 40 engine in it . I got every thing new with the bigger U joints slip spline and in perfect balance. about 250 dollers. just get the meshurment frome the tail housing to the diff. yoke.
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1965/72 F100 short wheelbase (114") pickups use several one piece driveshafts that are between 54 to 59 inches long. Two different U-joints sizes are listed 1280 & 1310.
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I have a C6 with a new Ford Racing steel slip yoke and a steel pinion yoke both in 1330 series. I inquired locally on a new driveshaft and it's about $317 with tax. I thought I'd entertain the idea of a truck driveshaft just because I was looking at mine on the F150. I'll probably just go new. Hell everything else is new. Maybe that is why the car fund is diminishing! Thanks for spending my money!
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info!
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$317 seems like a lot to me especially if it's steel. After I screwed up my FRPP shaft, my driveshaft guys built me an aluminum shaft (45.5") for my 'stang and it was $235 plus $14.10 tax. I know they ship all over the country. Just for fun, why don't you get a quote from them: http://www.shaftmasters.com/ If you call, ask for Dave.
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