drive shafts.
as stated above I spent alot of money on the long travel joint, having the drive shaft made.
then on the first run, don't even know what I hit, I bent it at the joint..
so much for that 400 bucks.
or the cost of a winch, two swampers.. uggggggg.
so. the wife's truck I went with the receiver hitch tube front drive line and replaced the very thin skined rear drive shaft with schedual 40 pipe.. it is about 1/4 inch thick.
rear drive lin is out of balance. we only run the trucks along at about 60 mph.
but she has walked the truck side ways on the drive shaft with out any damage at this time.!!
stock left, 40 on the right.
Yes it LOOKS like the old one will fit down the inside, but it won't..
cut the end off
chisle the skin off of it.
grind the flash weld out of the inside of the pipe. put the joint in and weld it up.
front drive line.
cut the square tube to lenth.
used the small square tube on one end to center the larger tube.
make sure that you line up the ears of the u joint to the flats of the square tube so you can phase the drive shaft later.
I also used three beads of brass weld to make the shaft tighter, or it will rattle bad..
cut a bit off the slip joint. you will not be using any of it!! but leave enough to center and weld.
it will fit right into the end of the tube.
cut the constant velocity end off and weld a 1/2 inch peice of the smaller tube onto it, center this as best you can and weld it on the INSIDE.
then weld the larger tube to the out side. I used small washers to make it slide on there tight and centered.
line it up square not like in the picture. that is not how I welded it on..
the brass beads..
