Anyone out there make driveshafts... I've got to go from c 4 to stock shoebox rear end..... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Look on ebay, there's a guy that custom makes them for around $100-150 or so. you tell him length and u-joint size and they'll send it out. Worked on my chevy so far. Can't remember the sellers name sorry
Just outside of charlotte....n.c. All the shops are 350 or so to build One ......I like the price of eBay guy more For sure Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
350 is a good price. It runs about 400 bones for a complete one here. Do you have the original drive shaft??? Maybe you just need to have it shortened and a new yolk put on??
Or you go the cheap route like I did on my '54Ford which uses the same style rear as your shoebox,get a drive shaft from a 1982-86 Crown Vic and this rear conversion U-joint : http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-6076-neapco-2-0291-2c1310-conversion-u-joint.aspx The Crown Vic shaft has the correct front yoke to work with your C4 or an AOD It is a bolt-in swap for 1952-56 Fords,you might have to shorten it a few inches since your shoebox has a slightly shorter wheelbase but that is a lot cheaper than buying a whole new shaft.
Hey Jeff I have a 97 explorer drives haft That is perfect length ...would this u joint fit it....it's yoke is 3 5/8 with 1.061 bearing cups Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Give the link above a call they could give you all the specs,it only shows the bearing cup diameters on the link.
You can probably find a conversion joint to fit. I have also combined two joints to make one that they did not make. My local shop has an old joint book that gives all the sizes for all the bearings and crosses. Find that listing and DO IT, Gary
Picked up that joint from Napa for $35 Fits my 97 explorer and a 85 Ltd And the wing bearing caps look right.... Thanks for all of your help jeff Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Most wrecking yards have them in an area. Get your measurements, grab a tape and dial calipers and head out.
[QUOTE Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App![/QUOTE] Same joint as the NEAPCO? What is the NAPA part number?
Same joint as the NEAPCO? What is the NAPA part number?[/QUOTE] Forgot to quote Perfection 506 ...... Works like a champ Thanks for your help Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Power of the HAMB! BTW, with a stick welder, a carpenters framing square and a hacksaw, you can shorten and if luck abides, fit yokes to construct almost any driveshaft. {Make the final tube cut square, cut a centerline into the yoke weld & grind the tube-half of the yoke weld, leaving the inner flange portion, clean the yoke up and phase it to agree w/the other one, pound it in square, tack 3-4 plcs, then weld evenly.}
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