how much $ into your driveshafts? woodys? HAD?

[jekbrown]

hey gang, I am gonna be putting the np205 in soon...and will be getting new driveshafts when I do. Question: how much should I be looking to pay for nice 1-ton cv shafts? High Angle Driveline (jess rules!) and Woodys are pretty much the 2 shops I am looking at... if you have got a shaft or shafts from either, how much did they set you back?

J


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[fulltopblazer]

A friend of mine just had a set built from Tom Woods All 1-ton stuff with cv's I think he paid around 650 to 700.00 for them. But as much problems as he was having it was worth it he said. He's running D60/14ff with 44 boggers and 8 inches of lift and he has'nt broke one yet and he drives it hard.

 

[Ryan B.]

I converted my(1330) 12bolt pinion yoke to a <a target="_blank" href=http://communities.msn.com/Ryans1972Blazer/picsofryansblazer.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&amp;PhotoID=45> 1350 u joint.</a> I paid about $165 for the yoke. You can get the beefier yokes from mark williams enterprises, or i think currie or some other place has em for a little cheaper.
I also went to a local driveline shop that I am really happy with their work. I bought a flange ($100) for the rear of the NP205 transfer case, to convert the 1330 fixed yoke driveshaft, to a <a target="_blank" href=http://communities.msn.com/Ryans1972Blazer/picsofryansblazer.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&amp;PhotoID=247> 1350 CV joint</a> driveshaft.
The 1350 CV joint is what it expensive... I think about $150 more than a 1330 CV joint.
For the fabricated new driveshaft (longer for my new suspension) 1350 CVjoint, 1350 U joint ready to be installed I paid about $550.

So all in all I have about $800 in my rear driveshaft.

I'd say the rear driveshaft was one of the wisest investments i've made. I'm way happy with it.
And the 12 bolt ring and pinion breaks (i'm on a roll for once a year with 35" tires

) before the driveshaft or u joints ever will.


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[jekbrown]

yeppers...I will be using trick joints until the D60 and ff14b go in. They have 1350s standard on them dont they? I need to clean up my np205 and check out what its packin...might need to swap in 30/32 spline output shafts. At any rate, just wanted to know how much I was looking at. Ok, got a guestimate on Woodys (thanks!)...how about HAD?

J


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[CaptCrunch]

Well I have a CV shaft from Woods and am not real happy with it. I broke it at 6 months without any real hard wheeling. Heck the 12B lived... but I have ordered numerous shafts from Tom for my cars and have never had a problem, so maybe just a freak deal or whatever, but had my shaft almost completely redone by a local place and is mint now. You want my $.02... give Jess your bisness. He is a member here, offroad bbs, and over on pirate too and has done a lot to help members out at each site. He also gives memebers of CK5 a discount as well.

-Mikey
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[TheGeneral]

Jess did good by me. Granted it was expensive, but first rate product and personal service. As far as strenght, unreal.

If you ain't hurt, you ain't playin' hard enough.

The General

 

[mudrunner78]

I was quoted 420 dollars a shaft for my truck from high angle. Now I just have to rob a bank.....I checked with tom woods and they quoted me 700 to my door for my shafts....still debating....

78 K-10 383, TH-350, NP-203, Dana 70 front, GM 14bolt Rear, 4.56 gears(underconstruction) 78 k-5 stock and rusty