short tailshaft

Posted By: 67cudagreg

short tailshaft - 09/21/08 11:50 AM

I am building a mopar hot rod that is going to have a very short drive shaft .I have read somewhere that chrysler made a 727 trans with a short tail shaft. does anybody know about the availabilty of this tailshaft? thanks

Posted By: MoparforLife

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 12:39 PM

Trucks with extended cab spit drive shaft and 4X4 trucks with divorced transfer cases. RV but then you will run into the E brake on the transmission tail.

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 01:57 PM

One could eliminate the e brake on the trans tail I would assume , I have one of those trans but no truck output flange to see if it will fit .

To the OP how short do you need the tail to be ?

Posted By: yella71

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 02:27 PM

I saw one once in, beleave it or not, a street sweeper. It had a 318 to run the truck with a very short tail(about 6 or 8 inches) with no brake on the end. Look for an industral or truck application in the salvage yards.

Posted By: OzHemi

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 03:35 PM

I had ones out of van-front motorhomes that were a short one with no ebrake on the end too before..

Posted By: 67cudagreg

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 05:31 PM

I have a 904 for mockup and it is perfect @ 4'' shorter than the 727,but I wanted to use the 727 I have because it is fresh and the 904 needs to be redone and a new converter

Posted By: John_Kunkel

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 08:10 PM

The factory short tails use a fixed yoke instead of a slip yoke, so provisions need to be made in the driveline to allow movement.

Most are about 5" shorter than the standard passenger car housing.

Posted By: MoparforLife

Re: short tailshaft - 09/21/08 08:41 PM

Quote:

I have a 904 for mockup and it is perfect @ 4'' shorter than the 727,but I wanted to use the 727 I have because it is fresh and the 904 needs to be redone and a new converter

It would have to come all apart to put the tail shaft and housing on anyway.

Posted By: slantzilla

Re: short tailshaft - 09/22/08 02:25 AM

B&M used to make a short tail kit for the 727 that used a slip yoke. Maybe you could get lucky and find one on E-bag.

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: short tailshaft - 09/22/08 12:01 PM

Quote:

I have a 904 for mockup and it is perfect @ 4'' shorter than the 727,but I wanted to use the 727 I have because it is fresh and the 904 needs to be redone and a new converter

Are you running a big block or smallblock ?

Posted By: GLR

Re: short tailshaft - 09/22/08 01:54 PM

There is a short tail 727 on my 1985 Dodge truck it is a 2WD crew cab 1 ton.

Posted By: scratchnfotraction

Re: short tailshaft - 09/22/08 02:13 PM

I have one from a 76 dodge truck club cab

has a short shaft with bolt on yoke

I used it in a 68 dodge Dart at one time,just built a drive shaft with a slip yoke

had it in an 85 truck short bed till the sprag went

they are called a loadflight in the trucks

supposedly has 4 plantary gears and the extra clutches or something along that line