Moms68
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I couldn't get your link to work.
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Dan64
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Yes, you will need a 1350 yoke on the rear also, don't use one of those "Bastard" style u joints that have two different sizes like 1310x1350 or whatever. They will vibrate , only really good for a front driveshaft on a 4x4 to get it going until it can be done correctly.
TN Mopar
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Yes I did it because my yoke was damaged when the drive shaft twisted
it didn't make sense to back to the small U-Joint
There are three choices
1) stay with the factory size
2) Use the special U-joint with both size ends
3) Change the yokes (best choice)
When changing the U-Joints, The solid joints are much stronger
The Twisted drive shaft was a result of U-Joint failure from the zerk fitting ripping through the grease channel
I went larger and solid
The drawback being to do maintenance, the u-joint end caps have to be removed and manually greased
TrackPack
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Yes, used a yoke from Strange.
I just clicked on the link and the address and phone came up?
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Krooser
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I do my own... I always thought there was some kind of mojo about doing one then I had a local racer shorten one for me in his home shop... perfect.
After I bought my first mig welder around '79 I started doing my own. Sometimes I had my friend shorten an existing shaft in his lathe then I'd weld the rear yoke back on... now I use a tubing cutter for a nice job. Clean up the old tubing from that yoke, mark and move the weight if needed and weld her up.
I have several prospects from scrapped Mopars in the corner or my shop as candidates for my Coronet shaft.
After I bought my first mig welder around '79 I started doing my own. Sometimes I had my friend shorten an existing shaft in his lathe then I'd weld the rear yoke back on... now I use a tubing cutter for a nice job. Clean up the old tubing from that yoke, mark and move the weight if needed and weld her up.
I have several prospects from scrapped Mopars in the corner or my shop as candidates for my Coronet shaft.
Moms68
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How do you balance it?
#23. Got into somewhat of an argument on another site about drilled/greaseable u-joints. Millions of them out there, they are fine. Yes, depending on the application. I twisted one off years ago and as a result, will not use them if I can go solid. First thing that I did with my Dart, get rid of that combo u-joint thing. New driveshaft and the large solid joints.
Vertex_Jeff
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I had a driveshaft made via Dr. Diff. He uses Strange to manufacture them. Cass (Dr. Diff) makes it easy.
Strange Engineering Driveshaft
Strange Engineering Driveshaft
TN Mopar
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The Twisted drive shaft pictured earlier in the thread is a result of a U-Joint failure ripping through the grease channel
I won't use them again. They cost me a sizable amount of money
Not the best picture
I had to blow it up from another picture but its obvious to see the failure
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