Is it safe to drive w/o a front Driveshaft?

[TheBeast_88K5]

Can a front axle 'wrap' w/ no driveshaft?

The thought behind that question being: A d-shaft add's ridgidity, I assume.


Safe, or no?
Cuz this Rig needs to be driven.

 

[max 02]

Safe...Go for it!

You will have no trouble other than you can`t go 4x4ing.

 

[sweetk30]

might get called a mall crawler tho .

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

might get called a mall crawler tho .

Well obviously there's that....

My trail damage says otherwise.

 

[Fordum]

If you couldn't drive one without a front driveshaft, most of the people on here, including me, would have had to hitch a lot of rides or walk out over the years.........

The only problem you might have, would be if it was one of the full time 4wds that had not been converted.

In that case, you would have to put the TC in 4lock in order for it to move.

Other than that, just don't drive it offroad and expect normal performance......

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

I just meant pavement driving.....

I'd wheel the Tundra before I'd wheel with one shaft, by choice anyway....

 

[454Sub]

I drive my Sub without it after the CV exploded, even pulled 220ft in the 6500lb super street class at the local few truck pulls in 2wd low. It makes more HP because it weighs less!

 

[NorCal_Chris]

I drove the blazer around with no rear shaft

 

[Stomis]

Can a front axle 'wrap' w/ no driveshaft?

The thought behind that question being: A d-shaft add's ridgidity, I assume.


Safe, or no?
Cuz this Rig needs to be driven.

No issue. The front driveshaft collapses and extends to the will of the suspension. It has no play in the suspension geometry unless its binding or bottoming out, which is very bad and obviously would necessitate the incorrect driveshaft to even happen.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Hard to have axle wrap or hop without power to it. Drive it.

 

[K85 Octane]

don't do any dragracing, with the missing weight up front you might flip over backwards

 

[Deuling]

Dont do it, you will destroy your muffler bearing

 

[yellowK20]

Dont do it, you will destroy your muffler bearing

you can also collapse your piston return springs.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Dont do it, you will destroy your muffler bearing

did you know, that some Ford trucks had a muffler support bearing???

 

[454 blazer]

Just get a tin of elbo grease and shes good to go.

 

[wasted wages]

elbow grease is great to lube wopsockets and finnagin pins....

 

[dremu]

did you know, that some Ford trucks had a muffler support bearing???

My favorite is the 60's Econolines. With most of the weight up front they were prone to front-wheelies when braking, so Ford put a bloody great steel plate (like 150# or so) in the back above the rear axle. The parts books listed it as a "balance equalizer" or "trim modifier" or some other nonsense, but it was basically a big honkin' weight to keep the van from going endo if you had two fat guys up front

-- A

 

[wheeler]

^I love it^

 

[ktmoutfront]

My favorite is the 60's Econolines. With most of the weight up front they were prone to front-wheelies when braking, so Ford put a bloody great steel plate (like 150# or so) in the back above the rear axle. The parts books listed it as a "balance equalizer" or "trim modifier" or some other nonsense, but it was basically a big honkin' weight to keep the van from going endo if you had two fat guys up front

-- A

That brings back memories. Had one come into the tow yard. Ended up owning it for nothing. Pull the rear doors and glass and anything else we could. Build 2 large curved rails that mounted under the front then went straight as they got towards the roof. Extended 4 feet above the roof. used to drive around town and do fast stops at signals. Finally broke a rear axle and bent the axle tube. Used to Come back down hard.

Yes I used to be young and dumb.

 

[fabjunkie]

^ After meeting and riding with you in Moab, I can see you doing that.

No rear shaft, no front shaft, as long as you have one or the other. Surprisingly no one has noticed that my truck doesn't have a front shaft for almost a year now.