Drive shaft vs oil pan

[kcustom73]

Gumby, this is why I post, to get the opinions of people that have been around this kind of stuff more then me. The more I look and think about it, the more I'm not liking my current design. Another draw back from my current design is having to remove the driveshaft to change the oil in the transmission (not a big deal, but still a pain).

I think I'll pull it apart tonight and see if I can move it over a bit. What do you think of turning the carrier bearing 90 degrees so that the mounting flange is parallel to the frame rails (could even see if I can bolt the carrier bearing to the frame rail). I wonder if this would cause any issue with the bearing.

 

[driveshafterw]

driveshafts

the only 2 piece drivesaft i ve ever seen for the front was in a hummer if u ve got clearance without carier why use 2 piece look at my name

 

[Gumby]

the only 2 piece drivesaft i ve ever seen for the front was in a hummer if u ve got clearance without carier why use 2 piece look at my name

Read the whole thread. He doesn't have clearance.

 

[Gumby]

Gumby, this is why I post, to get the opinions of people that have been around this kind of stuff more then me. The more I look and think about it, the more I'm not liking my current design. Another draw back from my current design is having to remove the driveshaft to change the oil in the transmission (not a big deal, but still a pain).

I think I'll pull it apart tonight and see if I can move it over a bit. What do you think of turning the carrier bearing 90 degrees so that the mounting flange is parallel to the frame rails (could even see if I can bolt the carrier bearing to the frame rail). I wonder if this would cause any issue with the bearing.

I think turning the carrier 90 degrees and mounting to the frame might be a good idea. Run the short shaft as parallel to the frame as possible and then the long shaft at an angle rather than the other way around.

 

[kcustom73]

I just wonder if there's any issue with running the bearing on it's side. All the pics I've seen so far have the bearing supported from the bottom or the top, but never on its side. I'll also have to be careful with the angle(left to right) of the front shaft to make sure it doesn't bind.

 

[Mace]

There is not a problem running the bearing carrier to it's side.

 

[driveshafterw]

carier

neapco makes a bering part#n217334 it is 1.5750 bore its realy solid it fits dodges same bolt patern n211848 has the same ground hub(bore) and the holes are only 3.3900 inches apart i make solid center suport brackets im not gona sell u one ill give u one any length u need pm me

 

[Pacer]

I think turning the carrier 90 degrees and mounting to the frame might be a good idea. Run the short shaft as parallel to the frame as possible and then the long shaft at an angle rather than the other way around.

^^^
Do this.

Wow, you went to a lot of effort to make that bracket!
Slap that baby to the frame.

...via IH8MUD app

 

[kcustom73]

Well flipping the bearing on its said didn't workout. With the fuel & brake lines running on the frame rail, I ran out of room. I was able to move it up enough to almost get the rear shaft horizontal, so I got a decent angle on the front shaft. Beefed up the bracket (1/4" plate) and I think this is what I going to run for now.

driveshafterw, thank you for the offer. If the current setup doesn't work, I'll give you a shout.

 

[mookie]

sweet bracket!