NMBronco77
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Howdy,
I am building my 77 Ranger from the ground up. Took off and cleaned/ repaired/ replaced every nut/bolt and part. Replaced every piece of sheetmetal that had a spot of rust on it. New motor from a speed shop in Albuquerque. All new suspension from J Duff with a 4" lift, double shocks with front hoops. All new poly bushings...on and on and on.
I installed this J. Duff 4'' lift with 11 leaf rears, and I installed a new 31 spline 9" Detroit locker in the rear. The guy that built my Locker for me put a different yoke on it than the original. It is a larger one than the other one that I had. He said that it was stronger and more desirable.
Since I put the lift on, my driveshaft is too short so I need to have a new one made up, but I am not sure what to tell the driveshaft people.
First of all, is there a standard amount of lenght (or how much longer) should my driveshaft be for this particular lift configuration?
Second, What is this "larger" yoke/u-joint that I have on my rear end and will a driveshaft guy have what I need to match up to it.
I would like to keep this at around $250.00 or less. Is this a dream?
If you have any info for me I would greatly appreciate it. I have been working on this machine for over two years and I would like to get it on the road. I have around $20,000 invested so far and I have hit a snag here on what to do.
Can anyone help me?
Pat Ruminer
"NMBronco77"
I am building my 77 Ranger from the ground up. Took off and cleaned/ repaired/ replaced every nut/bolt and part. Replaced every piece of sheetmetal that had a spot of rust on it. New motor from a speed shop in Albuquerque. All new suspension from J Duff with a 4" lift, double shocks with front hoops. All new poly bushings...on and on and on.
I installed this J. Duff 4'' lift with 11 leaf rears, and I installed a new 31 spline 9" Detroit locker in the rear. The guy that built my Locker for me put a different yoke on it than the original. It is a larger one than the other one that I had. He said that it was stronger and more desirable.
Since I put the lift on, my driveshaft is too short so I need to have a new one made up, but I am not sure what to tell the driveshaft people.
First of all, is there a standard amount of lenght (or how much longer) should my driveshaft be for this particular lift configuration?
Second, What is this "larger" yoke/u-joint that I have on my rear end and will a driveshaft guy have what I need to match up to it.
I would like to keep this at around $250.00 or less. Is this a dream?
If you have any info for me I would greatly appreciate it. I have been working on this machine for over two years and I would like to get it on the road. I have around $20,000 invested so far and I have hit a snag here on what to do.
Can anyone help me?
Pat Ruminer
"NMBronco77"