Driveshaft Extension

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 7:49 pm

What is the easiest way to extend a driveshaft. My front diff is going forward 2" but I will probably go dual transfers fairly soon which will require lots of driveshaft mods. So I'm looking for a fix until then. Would a spacer be the cheapest?

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:14 pm

Come on guys - replies?

Post by **RUFF** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:24 pm

Its a front shaft so you wont be driving at any speed and you can weld so CHOP CHOP FAWKER :lol:

Post by **paz** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:33 pm

just find a shaft with the same size tube that is a bit longer,,use it for a doner tube and do it yourself..i've done both front and rear shafts and havnt had a problem yet...
paz
ymmv....lmao :roll:

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:43 pm

Does the tube need to be anything special? If I find any mild steel tube/pipe, seamwelded etc the right it will be ok for strength? Or do I need to do as paz says and search for driveshaft tube?

Post by **RUFF** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:45 pm

If you cut the shaft off about 2 inches from the end you will find a section of pipe that is a real tight fit over the top of the left over section of tube and then there is less chance of it being out of wack.I cant remember the exact size of the tube but it is what i did with my rear shaft and it has no vibes even at 100 and has never been balanced.We just taked it together then bolted it in and spun it over in the car tapping the ends till it ran true and then pulled it back out and welded it up. The wall thickness i think is about 3mm.

Post by **RUFF** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:47 pm

Mine is just mild steel pipe.The factory toyota shaft even has a seam in it so i doubt mine will be weaker.

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:52 pm

What's the wall thickness of the standard shaft? Weldable with a stick welder or is it mig territory? I suppose I could use this method to plate/reinforce the original shafts?

Post by **bubs** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:59 pm

It is not that thick - but depending on how good a welder you are - mig it

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:01 pm

Yeah probably shoud..... but probably wont! :roll:

Post by **RUFF** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:04 pm

Yeah Mig its prob lucky if its 0.000000000000000000000000001mm thick. They twist off like cheese sticks :lol:

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:08 pm

That's the first post on this site where I've had to scroll across the screen! Anyone on this board live on the North Side of Brisbane with a mig? :wink:

Post by **RUFF** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:12 pm

beebee wrote:That's the first post on this site where I've had to scroll across the screen! Anyone on this board live on the North Side of Brisbane with a mig? :wink:

Yeah sorry i just fixed that.

What size monitor are you using?

Post by **beebee** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 10:15 pm

Mine's 14 inches baby!

Post by **bj on roids** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:22 am

beebee wrote:Mine's 14 inches baby!

17" trinitron flatscreen :lol:

coupled to a 486DX (thats like having 42s on a stock zook)

Post by **N*A*M** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:07 am

It's not the size of your monitor that matters. It's how well you wheel your cyber-keyboard.

Post by **suprasurf** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 1:10 pm

If your going to extend your shaft why not make it a long travel one as well

I was shown a neat shaft in the weekend that had long splines which were actually PTO splines from a tractor !!! the spline was an exact copy of the standard toyota one. You can buy the pto spline in male/female lenghts to suit your app !!

Post by **beebee** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 4:08 pm

Sounds very cool. Will have to make some enquiries!

Post by **Wooders** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 4:31 pm

bj on roids wrote:
beebee wrote:Mine's 14 inches baby!

17" trinitron flatscreen
coupled to a 486DX (thats like having 42s on a stock zook)

So my 19" monitor behind a notebook must be like 44"s on a Jimny :shocked!:

Post by **beebee** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:58 pm

Suprasurf,
when you say PTO, do you mean power take off as used in winch terms?

Post by **suprasurf** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 6:00 am

Yep ~ sort of, tractors use PTO for all sorts of shit.

Post by **MissDrew** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 6:13 am

I looked at using some of this about 18 months ago for my front shaft I just didn`t have enough $$$$ for a new shaft then.

I`d use it in the front without even thinking about it but I`d have to find out a bit more about them to use it in the back.

Post by **cbr** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 12:57 pm

suprasurf wrote:Yep ~ sort of, tractors use PTO for all sorts of *****.

Give use some more info!!

Where do I get this stuff from??

Part numbers ???

Do I just ask for a long splined PTO shaft ??

I need to redo my shaft for the crawler box I will be installing.

Chris.

Post by **spazbot** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:02 pm

just look up in the phone book a place that sells parts for tractoers etc, sheyt should have it there, also i think landrovers have a very long spline

Post by **speedyracetape** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:06 pm

ill ask dan, he keeps extended shafts in stock and sells em fairly cheap...they arnt cut n shut jobs so no weld to crack..mig na TIG is the go!

Post by **NICK** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 5:08 pm

bee bee,

give me call on 0403 496 602 and i will hook you up with some shafts cheap.

NICK

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