driveshaft interchange ?

[spike8897]

i have an 88 4runner v6.
i was wondering if the driveshaft off the 2nd gen. 4runner v6 is the same length or not...
big rock decided it didnt like my driveshaft any more!!
any help is appreciated!
thanks!

[spike8897]

yea thats probably what i'm gonna have to do, but the yard is like 45 min 1 way, and i dont wanna drive all that way to be dissapointed....
if ya know what i mean!

[4CrawlR]

Should be the same length given the same wheelbase and the same transmission/t-case setup. You can also have your old shaft re-tubed with heavier wall tubing to make it stronger at any driveline shop (local or one of the on-line shops).

[gnob]

Originally Posted by 4RnrRick

No I don't.... less than 10 minutes away is a local yard that has almost half the yard dedicated to Toyotas.

you should shoot me their contact for when i cant find parts here.

[Max Volume]

88 is a bastard one year only driveshaft. Unless you are changing the flanges you need an 88 driveshaft and only an 88 driveshaft.


The second gen v6 w/ same trans should be the same length though.

[spike8897]

damn that sucks.... my flange is what got bent up. Tube just has a dent in it, probably gonna re-tubed in the future. can i still use any v6 case side flange?

[TBItoy]

you can drill your flanges to fit anything. Toy d-shafts have a concentric ring on the yoke/flange mating surface, Just stick a yoke up there, vise-grip two ears and drill away, bolt'em and drill your other two holes.

[molsenmuscle]

Originally Posted by Max Volume

88 is a bastard one year only driveshaft. Unless you are changing the flanges you need an 88 driveshaft and only an 88 driveshaft.


The second gen v6 w/ same trans should be the same length though.

Just going through this right now, what a pain in the ass. The pattern is literally a hair off, just enough to make it not bolt together between the 4cyl CV and the 6cyl CV. Not sure about the rear pattern but the bolts are larger on the rear yoke too.

Any V6 flange should bolt up and probably have to be redrilled, be aware that it has to be a V6 flange though as the front and rear output shafts are larger and more splines than the 4cyl ones.

[de6w6it]

Does anyone know what the year interchange-ability is for the centering ring in the flange and recess in the yoke is? My shaft in my non-turbo 4 cyl '88 has a raised ring in the center that sets into a female recess in the yoke. It uses 10 mm bolts, non-cv, one piece. The raised ring is straight, as is the recess. I bought a 4 cyl 3rd from an unknown year, which uses the smaller 8 mm bolts, but the female recess in the yoke is tapered, not straight. Would a V6 yoke have a straight or tapered recess?