Custom Drive Shafts after swap

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So I'm gonna have to get new drive shafts after swapping an L92/6L80e/80 axles. What's the best route?
Should I do double cardan for back shaft?
My front requires a small truck yoke due to the AA adaptor and normal 80 3rd member.
Are there good online options (Tom Wood is like $500) or just go local?

Thanks!
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I used JE Reel for my driveshafts. For the rear i did thick wall tubing and Superduty Yokes and Ujoints with custom drilled flanges. For the front i used stock fj60 yokes and ujoints and smaller diamater thickwall tubing. I have a 4l60e and fj60 front axle though so it might be slightly different. You can call JE Reel and tell them about your clearance issues and they can get you set up with a smaller yoke at the tcase flange.

The double cardan drive shaft question really depends on how you have your rear axle set up. Do you have your flange on your rear diff pointed straight at the transfer case? Or is the flat portion of it vertical and parallel to the output flange on the Tcase?

Double cardan needs the flange on the diff pointed straight up and at the t case. if thats how you have your axle set up then youll need to use that or youll get crazy vibrations.

If you have your rear axle set up like standard, you need to get it rotated to be as close to perfectly parallel with the output flange on the t case and you can run regular ujoints.


For the front axle you have less to worry about. The high pinion third on the 80 series axle actually gives you a better driveline angle than the low pinion fj60 diff.
 
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Thanks @dbbowen ! I've added a TT coil conversion so have a 4link in the rear, so i guess I could change my pinion to any angle.
 
Any benefit to the double cardan?
Supposedly they “flex more” but it’s mostly to get driveline vibrations under control. That’s why most shorted front driveshafts on Toyotas are DC. The caster adjustment will rotate the whole axle and push the pinion up anyways in the front
 

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