someone in my area is selling a sas'd truck but he says the driveline needs to be shortened. it was previously a 2wd. Its lifted so i would think it would need lengthening. Is the 2wd shaft a lot longer or something? its a 1990

 

when adding the transfer case to the transmission this will cause the factory rear 2WD driveshaft to be too long. So that sounds pretty much accurate. I don't know if a factory rear 4WD driveshaft will work or not, but it might be an option.

 

It dosnt cost too much to shorten a driveshaft

 

depending on where you are located I do have an early 90's rear 4WD Driveshaft you can buy from me or try out if your close. Was saving it for a spare, but I can get plenty of them if I need to. Haven't even tried to see if it's the right length for my 87 yet. All it's doing is taking up room in my toolbox. lol. Not willing to ship it though.

 

thanks but i live far away.

i didnt even think about the transfer case, it all makes sense now! ill try to find a 4x4 drive line and see what happens.

 

i tracked down a 4x4 drive shaft in my area. does the rear driveshaft typically work alright without being lengthened with about a 5" lift?