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**LostMy65** · 04-15-2020, 09:21 PM

Do Ford, Chevy, Dodge 1/2 ton all use the same u-joints?
How about for 3/4 ton?

**mongocanfly** · 04-15-2020, 10:12 PM

No..there is no one size fits all....there may be some that might work on more than one application though

mr48chev · 04-17-2020, 12:20 AM

You can cheat a bit by looking up the U joint for the rig you are looking for on Rock Auto or O'Reilly's sites and either clicking on the blue part number on the rock auto site or compatibility on O'Reilly's and seeing what else they fit but even those numbers won't be exact.

Chevrolet/GM treats us pretty good as the choices are usually small or large depending on the engine and drive train. = if it has this it has this and if it has that it has that. From experience Ford tends to have far more variables in things like U joints and there is no thinking that because it is a ____ it has a ____ . Dodge I don't have a lot of experience with except for some that needed U joints in a shop I worked in and that was carry the show and tell piece and info on the truck to the parts house on the other end of the building (I worked in the tire shop in one end and there was a tractor shop on the other end and a Napa store in the middle. Never had to leave the building to go get parts.

There are a couple of U joints that are pretty common between Chevy and
Ford though.

04-15-2020, 09:21 PM	#1
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,507	U-joints Do Ford, Chevy, Dodge 1/2 ton all use the same u-joints? How about for 3/4 ton? __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

04-15-2020, 10:12 PM	#2
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,605	Re: U-joints No..there is no one size fits all....there may be some that might work on more than one application though __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

04-17-2020, 12:20 AM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,365	Re: U-joints You can cheat a bit by looking up the U joint for the rig you are looking for on Rock Auto or O'Reilly's sites and either clicking on the blue part number on the rock auto site or compatibility on O'Reilly's and seeing what else they fit but even those numbers won't be exact. Chevrolet/GM treats us pretty good as the choices are usually small or large depending on the engine and drive train. = if it has this it has this and if it has that it has that. From experience Ford tends to have far more variables in things like U joints and there is no thinking that because it is a ____ it has a ____ . Dodge I don't have a lot of experience with except for some that needed U joints in a shop I worked in and that was carry the show and tell piece and info on the truck to the parts house on the other end of the building (I worked in the tire shop in one end and there was a tractor shop on the other end and a Napa store in the middle. Never had to leave the building to go get parts. There are a couple of U joints that are pretty common between Chevy and Ford though. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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