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Well, after some decent wheeling two weeks ago, I had previously thought I must have thrown a wheel weight on the Claws as I had a vibration.

I just got under the truck to check out some speedo stuff for the engineering stuff, and I founda not so round driveshaft. I knew I got hung up on that trip, but didn't realise it was the driveshaft.








So how long can I expect that to hold with a 1UZ V8 spinning it>? I kinda bagged em up last night too which wouldn't help lol.

I just had it shortened too with the conversion. So I guess i'm up for a new driveshaft. Any suggestions? Get another Gen2 4Runner one and shorten it? Different type? (drive shaft n00b here)

get a driveshaft shop to replace the tube with a heavier wall version to take a little more abuse.

Ahh ok, so you can replace just the tube section then... That was my next question. Big $?

My rear one for my MK cost about $700 but I had to replace the slip jount as it was shagged.

just had my rear shaft retubed for my fj40 cost me $165 from m+s driveshafts in sunshine and that was custom length aswell

with those dents in it, I'm surprised you havn't twisted it!!

PK wrote:with those dents in it, I'm surprised you havn't twisted it!!

x2, nice effort though.

PK wrote:with those dents in it, I'm surprised you havn't twisted it!!

Me too! Especially since it was nearly 2 weeks ago I went wheelin, and i've been driving like a V8 driver does

just had my rear shaft retubed for my fj40 cost me $165 from m+s driveshafts in sunshine and that was custom length aswell

That's damn cheap......

I was told that normal shafts are about that. But being so long in the 4Runner it will be double your price. *Edit: And with a thicker wall, if that matters any....

They also said about $100 extra to have it made out of Chromoly, like their drag cars etc with 1000+hp engines....

Is that a waste?

yep just get them to use medium or heavy wall tube no way you will bend it then also i wouldnt pay more than about $200.

Really? Where from around here? Have you had one done?

Interesting because the quote I got was through a mate who rang up for me, and got a 'trade' price.

Unless their price is for an an overly pedantic quality, and materials. After all they did his tailshaft in his drag car.....

Ring Chris @ Giant Racing...0438 279 890.

He builds this sort of stuff all the time and makes them STRONG.

He built a custom length shaft for me after I turned mine into a corkscrew.


Micka

cost me $240 to get both retubed from veem in w.a

Just had the rear driveshaft of my TJ re-built by Truckline driveshafts at Rockley (i think as my old man knows them through his work)

The rear shaft was fark'd with a busted yoke, bent "male" end and flogged out uni.

To replace the think was gonna cost $700 but i got it fixed for $190

Jeeze the one in that picture is about 1/5th the length of mine....

Where is that Giant Racing mob Micka?

there are plenty of drive shaft places around try prop-shafts in moorebank or metropolitan shafts in Granville

Wouldn't the sheer size of the shaft determine the price mostly?

I noticed alot of the extremely cheap prices above are off what I imagine are short shafted trucks.....

The MK on the other hand was $700 but had new slip joint as well, so say half that for the joint.... Sounds closer. Or am I just talking up in the air?

i would think that the length would not have much bearing seeing that the tube would only cost max $25 a metre its only a resleve and balance so i don't think it will cost that much

mine was 700mm total length the tube alone was 530mm im pretty sure

-Nemesis- wrote:Wouldn't the sheer size of the shaft determine the price mostly?

I noticed alot of the extremely cheap prices above are off what I imagine are short shafted trucks.....

The MK on the other hand was $700 but had new slip joint as well, so say half that for the joint.... Sounds closer. Or am I just talking up in the air?

Sorry Nemesis I only told you half the story, it needed slip joint, new uni joints, balancing and a front yoke (plus a retube). I looked at the invoice last night . It was pretty faaaarked.

Not everybody balances their shaft when performing a retube. If they get the runout right when rewelding then there is no need to balance the shaft again.

Here's one that I had to repalce. It cost $165 to retube and balance.