Whose driveshafts are you using ?

GONOVRIT said:

Carolina driveline

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You guys that buy your parts and build your own, do you have any tips on building them. Do you just cut them as square as possible and weld em up and hope it's as balanced as possible or do you have a way to balance em? Changed transmission and tcase and have all the parts for my shafts but need to lengthen the rear and shorten the front. I usually go to a local driveshaft guy and never really have a problem. But I considered buying some thicker wall tube and doing it myself.

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I have had good luck tacking them and indicating them in by bolting them in the truck and spinning them.

Just make sure you ground to the tube so you don't arc your bearings

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TBItoy said:

I have had good luck tacking them and indicating them in by bolting them in the truck and spinning them.

Just make sure you ground to the tube so you don't arc your bearings

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Same here

I build all my own. Machine them to press fit then true them and weld them in the lathe.

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pholmann said:

I build all my own. Machine them to press fit then true them and weld them in the lathe.

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I helped Dooder install one of yours on the trail. Sumbitch was heavy as hell!

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pholmann said:

I build all my own. Machine them to press fit then true them and weld them in the lathe.

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So you're the one that built him that 47 lbs driveshaft!

On my last buggy, in a pinch, I lathed the pilots down and used a SF 14b axle tube as my shaft tube laughing1
I've always built my own and have hoarded a mountain of 1410 and 1350 yokes and slips. That said, when I built a few vehicles, ORC could build me and ship me shafts cheaper than I could build them myself.

I order my stuff from Denny's driveshaft, and build them

Dirt700 said:

I order my stuff from Denny's driveshaft, and build them

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That's what I've been doing too. But damn Denny's charges an arm and a leg for shipping. Last time I ordered he called me up and said the site had an issue and he couldn't ship for that price.... It was maybe a $50 order and I had to pay $25 shipping.


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617_Racing said:

That's what I've been doing too. But damn Denny's charges an arm and a leg for shipping. Last time I ordered he called me up and said the site had an issue and he couldn't ship for that price.... It was maybe a $50 order and I had to pay $25 shipping.


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There shipping is pricey.

Dirt700 said:

There shipping is pricey.

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Truth, It was $20 for an axle yoke last week. I can't complain too much though, because even with shipping it saved me around $40 over the next place with them in stock and I got it in time to go riding this weekend.

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onepieceatatime said:

I helped Dooder install one of yours on the trail. Sumbitch was heavy as hell!

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Promise he won't break it. ????

The Luke said:

So you're the one that built him that 47 lbs driveshaft!

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Yup. ;D

Tattons 2.5" .250 wall 1350 shafts.

Call Mattie at Athens driveline tell her you are from hardline and she will work a discount out for you guys

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I'm also running Eor 1410 drive shaft kits.

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1350 vs 1410

We carry forged yokes and flanges as well as all the parts you need to build your own bullet proof driveshaft.
http://bustedknuckleoffroad.com/Driveshaft-Parts_c173.htm

This is the same stuff Jake Burkey runs on his rig and they take a beating. He recently upgraded to 1480s which are pure BEEF.