As time has gone on there have been some new developments in the cv driveshafts in the OE that can work for the square tcases with the factory flange. I haven’t seen it really talked about a lot here and I have three of them in hand.
The left is the original square shaft with 3r cv and 1310 pinion joint. It’s done us really well for a lot of people.
The middle is aftermarket but it’s OE application is the 2003-08 or something Dodge 8 lug 4x4 front shaft. For sure diesel and probably gas too by some catalogs. It’s a greasable 1350 cv with the 3-1/8 pilot and 4-1/4 bolt pattern with through holes just like the squares front flange. Bolt on at the flange. The slip is a 1350 so that needs attention to use on a square of course. Solid choice to wheel though. This particular one I used some old roll cage tubing 2” .120 wall to build to length I needed.
The right side is an OE mopar shaft for a 13-18 8 lug truck part number 05146802aa. This is a 1410 cv head that’s greasable with the same 3-1/8 pilot and 4-1/4 bolt circle to match the gm flange. 1410 on the slip. This is a 2.5” .120 wall tube. Not as common but still very easy to get for a retube but it’s actually pretty long. Most likely just shorten it for even a long gm trans and tcase.
Very useful driveshafts for offroad use. One thing I have to say is none of these can take excessive angle. Compared to a single ujoint, CV in general offer lower operating angle capability unless they are advertised as high angle.
The left is the original square shaft with 3r cv and 1310 pinion joint. It’s done us really well for a lot of people.
The middle is aftermarket but it’s OE application is the 2003-08 or something Dodge 8 lug 4x4 front shaft. For sure diesel and probably gas too by some catalogs. It’s a greasable 1350 cv with the 3-1/8 pilot and 4-1/4 bolt pattern with through holes just like the squares front flange. Bolt on at the flange. The slip is a 1350 so that needs attention to use on a square of course. Solid choice to wheel though. This particular one I used some old roll cage tubing 2” .120 wall to build to length I needed.
The right side is an OE mopar shaft for a 13-18 8 lug truck part number 05146802aa. This is a 1410 cv head that’s greasable with the same 3-1/8 pilot and 4-1/4 bolt circle to match the gm flange. 1410 on the slip. This is a 2.5” .120 wall tube. Not as common but still very easy to get for a retube but it’s actually pretty long. Most likely just shorten it for even a long gm trans and tcase.
Very useful driveshafts for offroad use. One thing I have to say is none of these can take excessive angle. Compared to a single ujoint, CV in general offer lower operating angle capability unless they are advertised as high angle.
