Drive Flanges

[Ronnie4wd]

x2... and forget about all this 1/2, 3/4 ton poop... we need 60 parts. My new ATOR flanges don't have a spring. I'm not 100% sure how much movement is possible in there... but I guess it never hurt to have the slugs be factory-like with a spring.

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Did anyone find a part# or anything about these springs
I had such springs on my old 10 bolt front and really like the way they worked so now I want them for my 60 slugs

 

[6.2Blazer]

Yeah, but 35 spline shafts are 1.5" thick and a lot stronger than the soft iron of a factory shaft. Generally, you need no less than the same contact area as diameter to keep the cut splines from distorting/wearing and the splines on the shaft from twisting.

While most of the slugs are only an inch thick (some are up to 1.5", a couple are 1.25") you can put spacers in like Warn does so you can reach the snap ring groove in the stub.

I've seen 35-spline stubs break, and seen some where the yokes were worn out (egg-shaped where the u-joint caps go in).........but have never seen damage to the splines on the shaft with a 1" thick flange.