Driveshaft Options for lifted truck

[2big bronco]

Sure

Or you could waste a bunch of time taking a shaft out of a truck that's in a junkyard, weld a bunch of shit to make it work, fingers crossed it solves your problem or you could be chasing something else down that may never work.

Not sure what your time is worth but that sounds like a bunch of noise and resources to dump into a very large question mark.

Not that a trust what a "lift kit" manufacturer says but did you reach out to them to see what they recommend? I'm sure you are not the first person with this combination of truck and lift amount.

I don't know, I was always able to find a random used shaft for all my big dumb trucks.

 

[fbane]

why not? did you ask if they would ship to you?

Of course they would but shipping cross border is stupid expensive and then if there are any warranty issues and it has to go back shipping is insane. Also currency conversion makes things the same price locally as it would if I shopped across the border.

 

[Winchested]

Of course they would but shipping cross border is stupid expensive and then if there are any warranty issues and it has to go back shipping is insane. Also currency conversion makes things the same price locally as it would if I shopped across the border.

I have a friend that's bought at least 3 shafts from tom woods and shipped em back for warranty no issues from Ontario, Canada. I've bought 3 shafts myself through Adams and they are here within a week no issues and even with the shipping will build you a better shaft than they will make for you locally.

 

[Rippedk20]

Dude get a 1 peice steel shaft.. i run a tom woods shaft 74" long. Its .095 wall.. cost $450 to my door

 

[ntaylor]

Is it normal to need a longer driveshaft in this application? I feel like there are tons of these same trucks running around with 6" lifts. I've helped put lifts on a few of them. Don't recall needing a new driveshaft.

 

[fbane]

Is it normal to need a longer driveshaft in this application? I feel like there are tons of these same trucks running around with 6" lifts. I've helped put lifts on a few of them. Don't recall needing a new driveshaft.

On a 6 inch slip yoke.. 3.5" is sticking out plus you factor in the driveshaft that is missing weights and the critical speed for a 3" x 0.083 driveshaft is 2700 yes there is going to be problems that need addressing.

I am working on the 2 piece right now but that is posing to be bit less of a bolt in as I thought but still going to make it work and end up far cheaper than a replacement 1 piece.

 

[fbane]

Well as one who likes to be prepared I figured while I'm doing this whole driveshaft thing and how much it was vibrating that I would replace the transmount... This is what I found when I unbolted it. It came apart in 3 pieces and the trans wasn't secured to anything.

I found the holes in the crossmember were not lined up and it was "forced" to one side and had unnecessary pressure on it.