hey all,
getting ready to put this in my tracker in a month but dont know how to do the drive shafts.  did a search and didnt really find anything spacific.  any input and/or pics would be a great help since i am wanting to get most of the parts before i tear it down.  thanks.

I am kinda in the same boat.I would start with toyota truck drivelines and then have em shortend or lengthen to fit.....its a start.

yah, that is what i am thinking, but since i know nothing about toy pickups.... i asked.  never looked at them that close and dont know the dif between a cv type drive shaft and a non cv type.  ganna try to get to a yard in the next few weeks to look.

nobody out there has done this?

Here is some info about toyota drive shafts.
79-85 drive shafts have a High angle front CV style drive shaft. (79-85 is the year to get)
the 86 and up have a front CV style drive in the front but they are not high angle ones.
But you can take them apart and clearence them so they will with a full 35 degrees of movement (thats what the 79-85s are)

The rear drive shaft is not a CV styal drive shaft, i think they are all the same for all years but i could be wrong.


Here are some pics of a CV styal and Non CV style Drive shaft.



Toyota CV Drive shaft
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/cvmod/DSC01978.jpg


Non Cv Drive shaft
http://www.dc4wd.com/images/rubicon/RE1899-395.jpg


Hope this helps out at least a little bit.


Amilla

how much of a difference in length is there between having a kicker 3 adapter and sami tcase then a full stock track/kick t case?

thank you, great info!

one more Q:  are these toy drive shafts off the front of the truck or the rear, sounds like the front?  thanks.

The picture of the CV syle drive shaft is a front toyota drive shaft.
yotas dont come with a rear CV drive shaft.

86 to (i forgot the ending year) is a really common year to find in junk yard.  The front drive shaft can save you a lot of money, just have to modify it a little bit. 

There is a step by step article on some site, ill have to find it again.  But it was very good, showed how to do everything.


Amilla

There is a step by step article on some site, ill have to find it again.  But it was very good, showed how to do everything.

ooooo i want, i want.  please try to find that.