nickleahy23

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Just got a question for you 4x4 4l80e swap guys. I know the 4l80e is 1 11/16" longer (thanks Atomic) than a 4l60e. What did you do for the front shaft? The only guy i can find decent around me will shorten and balance the rear for $80 bucks. For the front though, he wants 2-300 since he does a whole new tube and everything or i can get one custom made, for even more. Any other options out there that are cheaper? If i remember right, on my tahoe the yoke is almost all of the way into the t-case, leaving about 5-6" of spline contact. would you be alright losing some of that any not lengthening it? considering the front diff and t case stay mostly stationary?

Vortec350ss

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Pat (03SierraSLT) started a thread that identified different drive shaft specifics.

timmay208

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GM PN 15182094

i got mine out of a 05 GM truck with 8.1 and allison from here
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Silverado 2500 Front Drive Shaft at 6 SPD 007061 | eBay

i found tons on ebay with that PN, another guy on the forum got the same PN drive shaft from a 04 truck with a 6.0 in it

03sierraslt

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The part number listed above.

nickleahy23

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sweet, so the 2500 drive shaft has the correct splines for my tcase and ujoint for the front diff? that makes it easy my buddy has one laying at his house.

03sierraslt

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Yep and yep.

Here is mine.

nickleahy23

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Good deal! Thanks for the help.

1969x11

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Ok so your sayin this front driveshaft is a direct bolt in for the 80e swap? I got one from a 2500 and it's 2'' too short.

Atomic

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I cut off my yokes and sent them to driveshaft specialist in texas and im pretty sure a new .125" wall shaft was less than $300.

timmay208

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what tcase do you have? what was the PN on your driveshaft? cause one from the duramax will not work its to short