View Single Post
Old 01-08-2018, 06:05 PM   #5
sick472
Registered User
 
sick472's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Sedalia Mo.
Posts: 1,130
Re: Has anyone ever "opened up" their center crossmember to fit a one piece drive sha

I thought about that with my lwb 72, but could not justify the efforts. Somewhere in my research, someone said that there are practical limits to the length of a driveshaft and I was sticking in the neighborhood of 350 to 400 horsepower and similar torque values. So, I just went with the beefed up carrier bearing and two piece system. IIRC one of the driveshaft builders I contacted did not like the idea due to the length. Please don't let me squelch your plans, but do ask your contacts about how long they are comfortable building the shaft. Don't forget to check into all the shaft angles too. You may find that your rear end has to be set up for the single piece.
__________________
He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Compressions 8.7:1

1972 C10
1976 C10 (parts truck)
1985 K20
sick472 is offline   Reply With Quote