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Offline cudasteve72

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What drive shaft should I be looking for?
« on: May 24, 2014 - 10:39:12 AM »
I need a driveshaft for my 72 cuda 4 speed 8 3/4.  I don't have the yoke either. Help is appreciated.
1972 Cuda Custom 70 clone  416 stroker 481/531 hp/
2006 Grand Cherokee SRT8 (daily)
1970 Challenger convertible 340 (Dad's)
1967 Dart gt slant six all original 40,000 miles driver but needs restoration (Brother's)
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Offline 71gogreen

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Re: What drive shaft should I be looking for?
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2014 - 11:23:30 AM »
part#2996134  shaft#7260  length is 43.79 dia.31/4 :smokin: I corrected for cuda frame :smokin:
« Last Edit: May 24, 2014 - 11:47:47 AM by 71gogreen »
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Re: What drive shaft should I be looking for?
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2014 - 08:48:32 PM »
WHat yolk is on the diff 7260 , 2 1/8"  or 7290, 2 5/8"  inside ?

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Offline ShelbyDogg

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Re: What drive shaft should I be looking for?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2014 - 12:28:52 PM »
Look for an original, without any dents, 45.xx inches.  43.xx" was for Challengers. Everything else was longer.

I've always had longer ones shortened, welded , then balanced but ALWAYS seem to have a tailshaft vibration issue.

If you look inside a factory driveshaft, on the front end, there is rubber sleeve inside with another tube inside of that, that acts like an internal balancer. Drive shaft companies don't do this or know how to balance one like this. They report that it "balances funny"

Chrysler knew what they were doing with their stock driveshafts, so look for and unmodified, unwelded, unchanged balance cuda driveshaft.

Went out today to buy originals shafts from a guy with parts on Craigslist. The J one had 3 round welded washers on it and his Cuda one had a sloppy rewelded on tail section. I passed.
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Re: What drive shaft should I be looking for?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2014 - 12:54:01 PM »
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