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driveshaft

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scotto79   +1y
On my Mazda ext cab, would it be alright to run a 1 piece driveshaft? I did a 302 swap and only need 60.5" from the trans seal to the middle of the rear u-joint. Its also bd'ed 5" and the driveshaft is already almost to the middle of the rear cab wall. So its not like I'm losing a lot of interior room over using a 2 piece. The trans is set up at 0 deg and the rear end is 5 deg upward.
BioMax   +1y
There is no reason that you can't run a one piece driveshaft. A good driveshaft place can also tell you what size o.d. tubing that you should use in relation to the length of the shaft to keep problems to a minimum.
scotto79   +1y
thanks very much, I talked with a shop here and they suggested 3.5" steel for it
stewranger   +1y
Are those degrees on the rearend and transmission at ride height or dropped, because the two angles need to cancel out other wise you are going to have a wicked vibration at speed.
scotto79   +1y
thats at ride height, I originally set it up to use a 2 piece ds. So that probably will have to be changed, I know.
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