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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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help with drive lines

i just bought a toyota and the shop hear in town wants $300 just to stretch my rear drive line 6"... i need any kind of help... cheaper place to get it done, or a way around this... or just some one that has long drive lines for sale i need front and rear...
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Why do you need to do this? Some details about your rig would be helpful....
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CappyKD
Why do you need to do this? Some details about your rig would be helpful....
x2 - in particular, ho sure are you that you need 6" more?

$300? That's steep. Might try calling High Angle or Tom Woods at that rate ...
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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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im not real shure on the 6" just what the kid i bought it from said... it a 85 truggy project, im not shure on how much lift... has coils in the rear with a 4 link... when i bought it the drive line was in the cab with a ton of other parts... and i was told that it needed 6" more

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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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Measure from flange to flange with the suspension fully compressed and drooped, then measure the driveshaft all the way in and out
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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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what i have now is a 48" drivedrive line and at ride hight it 60"...
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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by soyer
what i have now is a 48" drivedrive line and at ride hight it 60"...
Huh? You're gonna need a bit longer than +6" then ... you need to do the measurements as I described. Best case, the driveshaft is too short and you separate it under droop. Worse case, you make it too long and punch though the back of your tcase (making it EXTREMELY difficult to get off the trail).

Depending on the link length and placement, you could have almost 0" driveline length change or a bunch - and it will be unique to your truck.

It all costs the same regardless of how long you have the shaft made, so take the time and order the right length.

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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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I have a question what is the length of the slip yoke??
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