how long is a yota shaft

[supazuk94]

front drive shaft , I'm interest in both solid and IFS front shafts
I need a longer front shaft I know rockrat makes adapters for toy shafts so I think this route may work for me.
my second question is what size u joints do yota shafts use?
I'd just go to a salvage yard and take a tape out but i'm stationed on an island in AK and the one yard here doesn't have any yota's at the moment.
btw any one have one for sale

[Rockrat]

I think the 79-85 was around 23" and the IFS was around 27" dont remember exactly though I know someone I postd pics and measurements of them here before..

[supazuk94]

wow they are alot shorter then I thought... was think they were longer then a zuk front? do you know any thing about the u joint?

[blackrider]

Originally Posted by supazuk94

wow they are alot shorter then I thought... was think they were longer then a zuk front? do you know any thing about the u joint?

ya rockrat's correct the 85is 23" colapsed 27" extended to where the splines are just showing
the ifs is 27" on the truck with 2" extended
and if this helps,the #i got off one of my factory u-joints is koyo kc1720ad
the races come with the bearings,it's a set

[Squanto]

You said you where LOOKING for a yota? There's a nice clean one for sale near me, but I'm in Kent, OH! Little far for a truck. Looks real clean, wooden bed that's dobe pretty nice, and a solid front. Not sure of the year, but I'd guess early-mid 80's.

[jasonmt]

IFS collapsed:

[jasonmt]

IFS extended:

[SilverZuk]

Yag has all the specs (with lengths) on tow=y shafts posted in one of the FAQ sections.

There is are several different ones.
The one I found I think was from an 85 xtra cab, but not sure because it was laying in the bed of the truck with a ton of other misc. toy parts.
It was a bolt in with CJ front springs in the rear.

EDIT: I looked but the lengths weren't posted. Here is what Rockcrawler posted in the thread - you should read the toy axle FAQ thread, there is info you can use there.


CV Driveshaft mod

While everyone looking for Toy CV driveshafts knows the 84-85 are the hot ticket, the later model IFS front CV shafts are cheap & easy to find, but because they dont have the same operating angle requirements as the solid axle counterparts, you need to do a relatively simple mod to gain the extra degrees of operating angle to make tham work in the Zuk application. I decided to go this route for my Toy axle conversion I am currently stockpiling parts for mainly because a buddy had a couple he was tossing in the trash because he didnt know about this mod.. and they were FREE! 4x4wire did a nice write up on the mod, check it out here & save yourself a bunch of $$$
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/cvmod/

[blackrider]

i did the mod on a couple of 'em,pretty easy with a press,all that washer and bench vise stuff was really crazy.ended up with about 32 degrees operating angle

[supazuk94]

thanks silve I looked and searched .. i even asked in the toy section first but they laughed at my zuk lol from what I gather i'm gonna have to have a custom shaft I need a base line of 33" i'm hoping for 10+" of spline I'm running 2.5 Cj's up front with m/l's my wheel base is 86" and i was also mistaken thinking toy's ran 1310 ujonts
mostlikey for now i'm gonna run an 2" extened yoke and 1 or 2 1"spacer ( have three now just to test fit the rig this will all be till I get down south ( out of alaska to the lower 48) next year and have a new shaft made

[UZI 9mm]

Originally Posted by supazuk94

wow they are alot shorter then I thought... was think they were longer then a zuk front? do you know any thing about the u joint?

"I need a longer front shaft"


Pardon me if I'm reading all this wrong, but you are wanting a longer shaft for the front of your Sammy, right?


It looks like everybody is thinking you wanted to do the "usual" front Toy shaft put in the rear of a Sammy.

The 1985 front Toy CV shaft that I got is *exactly* the same fully collapsed length as a stock Samy rear shaft, and about 2" longer when extended.

It is nowhere near as long as a stock sammy front shaft, obviously. Most people then get a *rear* Toy shaft and then have it cut down to size for use in the front of a Sammy.

[SilverZuk]

Go get a toy shaft and have it cut down to fit.
I can get a normal CV shaft shortened for about $40.
Lengthening depends on the shaft and how long.

[BikerSC]

I think he needs a Toy shaft lengthened if anything.

-Steve

[supazuk94]

uzi yes i need a longer shaft so no silver a shorterned shaft is not gonna work .. however i was looking for the c/v of the toy front .. but since there are no place on this island that do shaft work .. i'm just gonna hold on till i get out of Alaska and make due with a extended yoke