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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: 86samurai829 on April 16, 2012, 06:44:42 PM

Title: driveshaft 3" too short!
Post by: 86samurai829 on April 16, 2012, 06:44:42 PM

my front driveshaft was 3" too short. so this is what i did...

i cut my driveshaft in half..
then cut a piece of tubing 5 1/2 inches long..
then lathed it 1 1/4" on each end to slip into each end of the driveshaft pieces..
then i welded them together..
then painted it..
then painted the yolk to match..
the driveshaft fits perfect now with about 1" of the yolk splines still showing. i have a 1986 Samurai with a SPOA YJ lift with missing links. it ran okay today in the yard, didnt seem to vibrate at all, but we'll see how it holds up when i get on the trails!

Title: Re: driveshaft 3" too short!
Post by: FireCkrEd on April 16, 2012, 09:04:15 PM

Nice !

Title: Re: driveshaft 3" too short!
Post by: 86samurai829 on April 17, 2012, 08:23:11 AM

thank you

Title: Re: driveshaft 3" too short!
Post by: Boxcar on April 20, 2012, 09:18:22 AM

Nice work . But I must ask:
 If you have a lathe, why not machine the welds off and replace the entire tube with the correct length??????
...Boxcar...

Title: Re: driveshaft 3" too short!
Post by: 86samurai829 on April 20, 2012, 01:40:43 PM

it wasnt my lathe, one of my buddies runs a machine shop and thats what he wanted to do bc he thought it was easier. i brought that up to him. he didnt want to do that though. he was doing it for free so i wasnt going to argue with him lol.