iamkeniff

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welp, for the guys/gals running a crew cab or hell even a extend cabs.

i dont know about all of yall who are TIRED of having to shut down at 100mph or scared to dyno the truck and such forth, but i decided to do something about it!
i got a 2 peice drive shaft from a ECSB 2wd, complete with the yoke, carrier bearing. i am going to have it high speed balanced and upgrade the u-joints because i dont want to worry about them breaking. i know im not putting serious power to the rear wheels but i dont want to rebuild the rear end, the gas tank, and the transmission because i could have prevented something. i am also thinking of having some safety loops added too.

if you need measurements you'll have to wait until i finish it, please. be patient. i hope to have this done in a week or
2. im on nights so it's kinda hard to get any real work done just yet.

i want to drop the truck 4/6 but i guess i'll just go 3/5 and be happy with it.

it's not much yet, but i just got around to fabbing up the main bracket. i drilled 2 1/2" holes to go through the frame. i will also spot weld this bracket to the truck for future safety




i will get more work done tomorrow so i hope, i will also be adding tubing to make the angles right on the driveshaft. right now im happy with the way the truck sits, but i want it lower.

WHITE5.3L

nice job so far! and go 3/6 on the drop that way it will be lvld

iamkeniff

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thank you, im going to take a measurement and hope to have it all done by the end of the week

dlt76028

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2 piece FTW

Beyond Static

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That's when I'm most productive. lol. You going to mount that tubing below the frame?

slammed89swb

So I thought that all extended and crews had 2 piece? I was under a buddys 08 crew the other day doing long tubes and he had a one piece? and it was a nice looking fat alum shaft. Do some trucks come with a one and some with a two? I know my RCSB has a shitty drive shaft in it. You would almost think it was a god damn mop handle going from my output shaft to my rear end. Not trying to tread jack guys just trying to make sense of it all

smokeshow

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I definitely like this idea. I too am a bit scared that I'll have an aluminum jump rope under the bed

slammed89swb

Whats wrong with aluminum? Hell I was thinking about getting one of those CC shafts and getting it shortened for my single cab. I guess this is a bad idea.

iamkeniff

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8' drive shaft at 130mph = explodes tearing the tranny up, the gas tank, the rear end, and such forth.

99-02 ecsb have a 2 peice for sure which is where mine came from.

yes im going under the frame ONLY bc i dont own a MIG/welding machine and i cant have someone waste their whole day at my house fabbing crap up for me. you can shorten, and have a new rear shaft made to make it work on the bracket you have under the truck. that just adds to the price of this swap. its easier/cheaper for me to just fab this like i am, bring the truck to work and spot weld it to the frame and have a 2 peice with upgraded ujoints/an high speed balanced for cheaper than a custom drive shaft made.

the 2 peice i have is small, but its been proven to dyno 420rwhp on 20s, and run 12.9-13.0 all day long with bo problems. Truckshop had a custom drive shaft setup made, an it cost more than i have in this so far. plus i get all the bolts an bs from work

im productive when im on nights too BUT sometimes i get no sleep at work so i sleep from 730-330-4 and get NOTHING done lol. i built my WT and my 2 motors more on nights then i did on my days off lol.

SILVERADO11

this sounds like a great idea! i want some pictures