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Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft #2942559 07/13/21 09:05 AM 07/13/21 09:05 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio J jlatessa OP pro stock
jlatessa OP pro stock J Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio	Just got our Strange from Dr. Diff. Car is a 71 RR, originally a BB 833 converted to a 727. Diff has a 1350 D60 yoke. Should I wait until everything's together and measure yoke to trans spline or is this a no-brainer for a shaft supplier? Thanks, Joe

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: jlatessa] #2942562 07/13/21 09:29 AM 07/13/21 09:29 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,189 aZLiViN J J_BODY I Live Here
J_BODY I Live Here J Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,189 aZLiViN	If you’d said “71 Duster” I could have hooked you up! Get everything installed and measure…..

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: J_BODY] #2942569 07/13/21 10:13 AM 07/13/21 10:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,419 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN... N NITROUSN I Live Here
NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,419 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	I doubt a driveshaft company would take an order without you measuring. Most companies have a form for you to fill out. That way when it is wrong it is your fault.

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: NITROUSN] #2942571 07/13/21 10:21 AM 07/13/21 10:21 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio J jlatessa OP pro stock
jlatessa OP pro stock J Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio	Answers are what I expected, thanks for the guidance, Joe

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: jlatessa] #2942588 07/13/21 11:01 AM 07/13/21 11:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,547 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,547 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	The standard length and diameter are known since that was an available option for your car when new. The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: Rhinodart] #2942617 07/13/21 12:27 PM 07/13/21 12:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio J jlatessa OP pro stock
jlatessa OP pro stock J Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,317 Ohio	Are the Strange housing dimensions an exact match as the OE Dana's? Any other considerations? Thanks, Joe

Re: Do I need to measure before ordering a drive shaft [Re: jlatessa] #2942638 07/13/21 01:08 PM 07/13/21 01:08 PM
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metallicareload enthusiast Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 270 Anchorage, Alaska	What is the proper measurement from the trans to the yoke? Originally Posted by jlatessa Are the Strange housing dimensions an exact match as the OE Dana's? Any other considerations? Thanks, Joe Strange 60 seems pretty close to O.E. I ordered my drive shaft through Mancini racing. I started with what the factory service manual stated, minus half the difference in diameter between 7290 U-joint caps and a 1350 Hindsight 20/20, I would've been fine with what the service manual said Last edited by metallicareload; 07/13/21 01:08 PM. 440, 4-Speed, 3.54 1968, when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth

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