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Drive Shaft question #148124 11/10/08 10:37 AM 11/10/08 10:37 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va wtucker OP enthusiast
wtucker OP enthusiast Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va	How much travel should there be between the end shaft of the transmission and the bottom of the Yoke on the drive shaft?

Re: Drive Shaft question [Re: wtucker] #148125 11/10/08 10:45 AM 11/10/08 10:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,567 Ky J jt4406 pro stock
jt4406 pro stock J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,567 Ky	You need about an inch with the vehicle at normal ride height. jt Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...

Re: Drive Shaft question [Re: wtucker] #148126 11/10/08 10:45 AM 11/10/08 10:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Install the drive shaft into the yoke of the rear end and push it forward into the transmission till it stops, I like 3/4 to 1 inch travel.

Re: Drive Shaft question [Re: MoparforLife] #148127 11/10/08 11:32 AM 11/10/08 11:32 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va wtucker OP enthusiast
wtucker OP enthusiast Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va	would an 1 3/4" be to much travel?

Re: Drive Shaft question [Re: wtucker] #148128 11/10/08 12:16 PM 11/10/08 12:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA B G Racing master
B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	It all depends on spring wrapup and rearend rotaion and body seperation.1/2 inch is fine for ladder bar and fourlink cars.If you don't have much seperation(body to rear end) you need aprox 1" to 1-1/4" if you have a lot of body lift 1-1/2" usually more than enough.If you exceed these dementions corrections are needed [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Drive Shaft question [Re: B G Racing] #148129 11/11/08 04:25 PM 11/11/08 04:25 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va wtucker OP enthusiast
wtucker OP enthusiast Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va	How long is a standard OEM driveshaft for a 73 cuda?

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