Driveshaft Length

68BigRed · Post by **68BigRed** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:40 pm

I probably should know this, but.....is the driveshaft directly interchangeable, regardless of rearend? I need to replace the Dana-60 5-lug (in my '68 longbed) with a 9-inch (not my first choice, but I just need to get the thing driveable so I can quit paying storage on it!). It will be a LOT easier if I can re-use the original driveshaft.

RedneckTexan · Post by **RedneckTexan** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:18 pm

If there both half ton rears, I wouldn't see why not.

iamthewreckingcrew · Post by **iamthewreckingcrew** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:23 pm

A tape measure would tell you. Sorry I don't know the answer.

RedneckTexan · Post by **RedneckTexan** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:32 pm

iamthewreckingcrew wrote:A tape measure would tell you. Sorry I don't know the answer.

Measuring from the center of each yoke will probably be the most accurate

68BigRed · Post by **68BigRed** » Tue May 06, 2008 6:36 pm

iamthewreckingcrew wrote:A tape measure would tell you. Sorry I don't know the answer.

That would work, if the donor truck wasn't a stripped-out junker (nothing to measure!). I'm a LITTLE smarter than that!

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