CV driveshaft????

[elgordomuygrande]

Does anyone got their rear driveshaft CV'ed. I'm wondering which other make driveshafts with a CV joint fits to my F20. Anybody done this before?

regards Ron

[rOd]

Try asking in the general tech section. You might get an answer to your question there.

[BundyRumandCoke]

I've often thought about something similar. Take both yokes off a spare tailshaft, grind or turn the flange off them, bolt one, back to back to the rear of the original tailshaft. Now fit another uni between this yoke, and the other spare. Now bolt this to the diff pinion. It would probably work on the front too. It would add about 5 inches to the tailshaft length, which would be doubly good for a lifted vehicle.

[elgordomuygrande]

Ive thougth about doing it that way but angles in the newly fabricated yoke won't nessesarily be the same, so in the worst case the driveshaft won't turn around it's centerline but around an excenter line... one of the worst things I can think of that causes major vibrations... I believe the Lux cv's have some pins in the yoke that force both ends to operate at the same angle. maybe I can think of something alike to fabricate my self... food for thought.
Bundy, as you say, lenghtwise it seems ideal to use the original driveshafts.

[BundyRumandCoke]

The beauty is that I have all the necessary parts here to try this out. God knows how many spare tailshafts I have, and a lifted Rocky. I think it should run true, as normally the flange on the tailshaft yoke centers inside the pinion yoke. Perhaps only taking the flange off one yoke, and actually getting it turned to accept the flange of the second yoke might work. I know tailshafts can be bloody finicky things, as I traced a vibration noise for months, after doing a suspension lift, before locating it. But, surprisingly, even with my fairly decent lift, Ive had no problems dropping tailshafts. But a spring over would be a different kettle of fish, and thats a mod I wont be doing.