Drive Shaft

[InkedGurl]

Yes I am a noob,I bought a 62 c20 a few months ago and of course it was bare,but hey I paid 250 bucks for it and the body was straight.I am having trouble with a drive shaft.I have had a few people tell me the shat is supposed to be a 2 peice then a couple peopletoldme no.My brother has a 60 c10 and he has the original heavy duty single peice.What I am wondering is what other types of trucks or vans can I yank a shaft out of that will work.I will post pics soon.I pulled a 350 4 bolt out of a junk yard already and rebuilt it,and it looks awesome now.Thanks for any suggestions and advice!

[83burban]

My c20 came with a one piece. The 64 frame that I am using had a 2 piece. The only way to tell what came with it is to crawl under the truck and look at the trailing arm cross-member. If it is supposed to be a 2 piece, there will be a bracket at the top that would hold the carrier bearing for the drive shaft. If not, then it came with a 1 piece.

Can someone else can chime in with the benefits of 1 piece versus 2 piece (which is a better choice)?

[kdrodworks316]

longer the shaft, the weaker it is. thats why most with a V8 and a 4 speed should have a 2 piece driveshaft. The 1 piece is common in 6 banger/auto trucks. This is not always the case, but a baseline from my experience. It also has alot to do with the length of the powertrain,like a four speed is shorter in length than a three on the tree, a powerglide is also fairly short. Hope this helps

[Chevy Fleetside]

The made me do it...

[semperfidoordie]

Good to have ya here inkedgurl. Hope you get it figured out.

and wanted to extend an invite to the So Cal Board Meet if you or 62c20 wanted to attend. It's going to be August 16th in Huntington Beach. Click the link in my siggy if you want more info.

[InkedGurl]

Sweet Thank you guys! I need to see what I can do.The truck dos not have the holes for the 2 piece,but I am putting a bigger engine in,though I have gone automatic in it. I am a truck driver and would have preferred to stay with a manual,but certain circumstances made me decide it would be better in the long run to go auto.
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[Woogeroo]

pictures of my two piece driveshaft from my '65 c10 with coil spring rear suspension, in and off of the truck:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...haftThingBroke


up close pics of the driveshaft u joints:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...greasefittings

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