zukking01
04-09-2006, 11:04 PM
I need a driveline for my zuk to mate to my 10bolt but I dont have $300 for a K.A.D. shaft and I think I am a fairly decent welder so here goes.
I started off with a shaft I found in the back seat of my old 87 s10 blazer. It is the same as the one off of my 84 suburban but this one is broke so I cut it off before the cv joint and stuck a shaft in it.
Top is a 84 suburban front shaft. Bottom a anonymouse shaft from rear seat of 87 s10 blazer.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready038.jpg
This is the shaft I stole from a 84 suburban rear D shaft. I will weld it in this shaft with the makeshift reducer.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready039.jpg
Close up of the reducer and shaft.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready040.jpg
Welded up with my 110 flux core welder.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready041.jpg
A odd shaft. It has two slip joints in it. The front joint is easyily slipped and the rear is harder. This will allow it to act like a normal shaft but will slip in the rear instead of coming undone. I used a spicer end that was machined on the end insert. This is what I took off the other side of my rer K.A.D. because I didnt need it to hook up to the new axle.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready042.jpg
What do you guys think? Will the dual slip cause problems or is this a good idea?
I started off with a shaft I found in the back seat of my old 87 s10 blazer. It is the same as the one off of my 84 suburban but this one is broke so I cut it off before the cv joint and stuck a shaft in it.
Top is a 84 suburban front shaft. Bottom a anonymouse shaft from rear seat of 87 s10 blazer.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready038.jpg
This is the shaft I stole from a 84 suburban rear D shaft. I will weld it in this shaft with the makeshift reducer.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready039.jpg
Close up of the reducer and shaft.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready040.jpg
Welded up with my 110 flux core welder.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready041.jpg
A odd shaft. It has two slip joints in it. The front joint is easyily slipped and the rear is harder. This will allow it to act like a normal shaft but will slip in the rear instead of coming undone. I used a spicer end that was machined on the end insert. This is what I took off the other side of my rer K.A.D. because I didnt need it to hook up to the new axle.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f333/zukking01/zukready042.jpg
What do you guys think? Will the dual slip cause problems or is this a good idea?