Two-piece to Single Piece Driveshaft
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Two-piece to Single Piece Driveshaft
Any one here do the two piece to single piece driveshaft conversion? I've searched all over and nothing really gives me a good answer. I have 2001 GMC 2500 HD CCSB, afetr my lift I get that same old shudder in the driveshaft and all the stop-and-go traffic in College Station is making it worse, wanting to swap to the single piece. Can I just go to a junkyard and pull a driveshaft out of a new rig or is it not that easy?
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Im not sure if u can do the junkyard thing. I think u may screw up ny goin 1pc tho. U may need to replace the ujoints or even the carrier bearing/center support. I have a 1pc aluminum drive shaft and it vibrates at 85mph. Im goin 2pc next week. I just ordered it yesterday. The newer drive shafts are only rated for 100mph. After I changed my 3.08 gears to 4.11s i had the vibration. I really think its probably the carrier bearing or the u joints in your case. U may need to get ur d/s balance. I had a 03 ccsb 4x4 with a 4l80. I had the same problem. I changed all ujoints and carrier. Good to go.
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Im not sure if u can do the junkyard thing. I think u may screw up ny goin 1pc tho. U may need to replace the ujoints or even the carrier bearing/center support. I have a 1pc aluminum drive shaft and it vibrates at 85mph. Im goin 2pc next week. I just ordered it yesterday. The newer drive shafts are only rated for 100mph. After I changed my 3.08 gears to 4.11s i had the vibration. I really think its probably the carrier bearing or the u joints in your case. U may need to get ur d/s balance. I had a 03 ccsb 4x4 with a 4l80. I had the same problem. I changed all ujoints and carrier. Good to go.
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You may need to install a spacer for the support bearing. I'd recommend measuring the operating angles of all the u-joints, and go from there. May also need to use shims to change your pinion angle. And of course you need to make sure all of your u-joints are okay.
How big is the lift kit?
How big is the lift kit?
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You may need to install a spacer for the support bearing. I'd recommend measuring the operating angles of all the u-joints, and go from there. May also need to use shims to change your pinion angle. And of course you need to make sure all of your u-joints are okay.
How big is the lift kit?
How big is the lift kit?
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It was shuttering way before my "new" carrier bearing. That's not the problem. I've had the problem ever since the lift. I only replaced the carrier bearing because the rubber that surrounds it and holds it in place has been longgggg gone.