I saw a Yota at the MCR2 that had a square tube front drive shaft ,it looked like a cheap way to get a long travel shaft. Has anyone else tryed this... And if so how did it work.. And yes I know it wouldnt be balanced ,this would be all off road:confused:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3331&highlight=square

heres a start,start searching with the "search" feature.

used one on my cj and ran it over rocks and throttled on it quite a bit. never damaged it. i even ran it on the freeway at 40 mph in a snow storm;)

My spare is square, fit's front and rear

I run a sq and love it and only cost me $25.00 to make too! It gets really loud around 35 mph though...

MY SPARE...NEVER USED IT.

search...

Thanks .next time I will search..:)

look here

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2994&highlight=square+driveshaft

if everyone did a search then what would we talk about:p

we could hassle the people without a red star:rolleyes: .

Originally posted by larryboy
we could hassle the people without a red star:rolleyes: . some day I will cough up the 20 bucks and get my red star but for now, I am just trying to cough up 20 bucks for Fuel to drive to work:p

What's a search and how much do they cost?:confused:

Originally posted by fatkid
What's a search and how much do they cost?:confused:

hahah to much,. i mean to much time:D

Originally posted by fatkid
What's a search and how much do they cost?:confused: nothing is free anymore:eek:

Originally posted by Todd
My spare is square, and it fits in my rear

WOW, I didn't need to know that old man...

Originally posted by Todd
My spare is square, and it fits in my rear
that is a little to much info for this forum

stop squeezing so fawking hard and it will round out and those wear spots will slowly go away:flipoff2:

Originally posted by slim1217
I saw a Yota at the MCR2 that had a square tube front drive shaft ,it looked like a cheap way to get a long travel shaft. Has anyone else tryed this... And if so how did it work.. And yes I know it wouldnt be balanced ,this would be all off road:confused:

And I thought I was a tightwad .
If its for offroad, then whats to stop you using a shaft with two slip joints for some extra travel .

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Originally posted by Todd
My spare is square, and it fits in my rear
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"WOW, I didn't need to know that old man..."

LMFAO! :D :D


"What's a search and how much do they cost?"
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They are free, just go to your nearest Airport...

Thanks for the info, atleast someone gave me source for one of those "search" things. Now it's all about heading to the airport.:bounce2:

rocktop has the gas money:D

Originally posted by fugly 2


And I thought I was a tightwad .
If its for offroad, then whats to stop you using a shaft with two slip joints for some extra travel .


I have a buddy that runs a double slip yoke shaft in front, and he plans on going to a square shaft. According to his local driveline shop, the dbl yoke shaft won't balance. Square shaft doesn't either, but ya get tons more travel. :D

Originally posted by SJ410Bark



I have a buddy that runs a double slip yoke shaft in front, and he plans on going to a square shaft. According to his local driveline shop, the dbl yoke shaft won't balance. Square shaft doesn't either, but ya get tons more travel. :D

I run a dual spline up front and its balanced fine......no vibes at any speed.......yup and its skinny like my tires

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I'm with 5spd -- my double-slip shaft actually balances fine, as well...

If you run tight slipyokes, you should have no difficulty balancing it...

Randii

my friend used two slip yokes and it sucked. after a little while it would slip easier on one side and unplug. reciever tube is very strong and cheap. my square shaft made some noise but who could feel the shaft out of balance when your haulin ass on a surface that needs 4wd?:p

I would much rather have thick square tube sittin on a rock than double slips.. The rocks would tear them up.

;)

I run a triple slip yoke.:flipoff2:

I would much rather have thick square tube sittin on a rock than double slips.. The rocks would tear them up.
I'm OK with your 'druthers... but speaking from experience, the rocks haven't torn mine up in years.

I'll run what I have and what works... it is done and paid for already, and I built it before the square shafts became all the rage. :p

YMMV, but this front d-shaft setup has worked well for me for years... I hope you and your square shaft are very happy. :p

Randii

I run a triple slip yoke.
so that runs from bumper to bumper in your sami?:flipoff2:

what size sqare tubes are yoy guys running and how thick?

hey sarge did you read the second post of this thread??? everything you need in that link:rolleyes: .

fuckin newby:flipoff2: I promise I wont do that again thanks
larry boy I hope you forgive me:D

Ok, call me stupid:flipoff2: , but wouldnt a square tube be harder to turn when its resting on a rock? Or does it not pose a problem:confused:

Originally posted by Scott Maiden
Ok, call me stupid:flipoff2: , but wouldnt a square tube be harder to turn when its resting on a rock? Or does it not pose a problem:confused: Actully I would think that it would help walk you off the rock... with recever stock your not going to break the drive line... now as for the everything els I guess what ever is weakist will break... u-joints and so on

Hey 5spd, how bout a better picture of the tranny-end of that thing?

Nice Budbuilt, too!