How much front driveshaft slip?

[jekquistk5]

To me I would just get the long slip shaft and be done. If I'm on a paved road with the hubs locked there is something really wrong. If you see winter driving I can see it but most of us park our rigs for the winter. My crazy slip woods shaft wasn't balanced and I had no problem with it doing 45 in the dunes. I will say the green thing(RIP) was not the Cadillac k5 though.

 

[GreenieK30]

RCV big slip shaft, 2.5" diameter x 12" of travel, 1410, plenty of droop, cost about $600. Before this I used ($40 junkyard) rear 1350 factory drivelines modified to fit the front and a center limiting strap to keep it together.

 

[Deuling]

Boner

 

[FOR MUD]

RCV big slip shaft, 2.5" diameter x 12" of travel, 1410, plenty of droop, cost about $600. Before this I used ($40 junkyard) rear 1350 factory drivelines modified to fit the front and a center limiting strap to keep it together.



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Hollow or solid?
I gotta say, I've never admired someones shaft before....But dam nice shaft!

 

[GreenieK30]

It's a hollow shaft. RCV makes a smaller diameter solid shaft but the one I bought was machined wrong and was too sloppy so they traded me for the larger diameter model.

Here is a link to the product page http://www.rcvperformance.com/categories.aspx?catID=RCVP_SLIP_SPLINES

 

[FOR MUD]

It's a hollow shaft. RCV makes a smaller diameter solid shaft but the one I bought was machined wrong and was too sloppy so they traded me for the larger diameter model.

Here is a link to the product page http://www.rcvperformance.com/categories.aspx?catID=RCVP_SLIP_SPLINES

I was wondering how much weight would that be spinning around if it was solid... How think is the walls on that? ( Didn't see anything on the site ) Also I would guess the rest of your shaft would have to be chrome moly too?

 

[jekquistk5]

RCV makes good stuff. Very cool to see another viable option.

 

[Blue85]

Of course after I mentioned this and took my trip up North I had about 400 miles of snowstorm to return in. The loose slip joint vibrated the truck at basically any speed, but I only ran hubs locked about 100 miles. I was worried it would trash the T-case or pinion bearings even though I wasn't trying to go over 35 anyway (Swampers, snow, rollovers, low visibility and a Tahoe in front of us went head-on with the county salt truck).

 

[Blue85]

Found mention of the long-travel HAD setup on their site:

Also found this setup which might work. Probably cheaper options to get 8" of spline, but if you could get the slip and yoke without the rest of the kit price might be OK.

http://allprooffroad.com/shop/driveshaft-kit/

 

[Smokinthehippies]

Brent @K85 Octane found one local to him one time that was cheap as hell comparatively. I've been keepin that info in my Brain for the next time I need it.

 

[Deuling]

Brent @K85 Octane found one local to him one time that was cheap as hell comparatively. I've been keepin that info in my Brain for the next time I need it.

Thanks for sharing the contact info... Jerk

 

[Smokinthehippies]

I didn't want you ****ers to buy them all before I got there.

 

[skunked]

I'll remember that @Smokinthehippies

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Make driveshafts cheaper again

 

[skunked]

Make driveshafts cheaper again

This! Haha

 

[nedceifus]

Awesome! I don't see why a guy can't do a pretty darn good job building his own

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Awesome! I don't see why a guy can't do a pretty darn good job building his own

It's possible. The problem is it being balanced. That's where we all cough up the money.

 

[Deuling]

RCV big slip shaft, 2.5" diameter x 12" of travel, 1410, plenty of droop, cost about $600. Before this I used ($40 junkyard) rear 1350 factory drivelines modified to fit the front and a center limiting strap to keep it together.



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Question, im counting about 6" of uptravel with what appears to be 4" air bumps and roughly 1-2" of space between the air bump and the pad...

Are those thick spring leaf packs actually capable of that kind of up travel? I have less up travel than that built into my ORD springs that have 10 thin springs.

 

[GreenieK30]

7 up 7 down in the front, uses all of it. 8 up 8 down in the back, doesn't use all the down travel. Crappy old Ford Superduty/Excursion 56" rear springs. They are a little stiff for the back but very nice for the front.


Some flex pictures here http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/chevy/687621-no-lift-48-tires-15.html

 

[Blazooki]

My favorite thing about links...16 inches of travel and both my driveshafts slip 2 inches