serrata
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Here's the issue. My donor is a long bed 4wd F350 dually crew cab. My rat will essentially have the same drivetrain layout, but the engine will be slid much further back, meaning I need a shorter rear driveshaft and a longer front driveshaft.
I'm not a mechanic, so just assume I'm dumb.![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
1- For the rear driveshaft:
The rear driveshaft has 2 segments: A longer one in the back attached to a shorter one with a yoke in front of that. The shorter one is braced t the frame.
The length of the shorter one is essentially the length I need.
It has a fixed brace on it that originally attached it to the F350 frame.
Can I take that brace off and use the shorter shaft with the yoke?
2- For the front driveshaft:
The idea is to push the front axle out in front of the engine instead of under it.
I would like to add a segment with a fixed frame brace on it, like the original rear was, so that I can have a shaft from the transfer case toward the front and braced to the front of the new frame in front of the engine with a joint attached to the existing front driveshaft.
What are my options for doing this?
I'm not a mechanic, so just assume I'm dumb.
1- For the rear driveshaft:
The rear driveshaft has 2 segments: A longer one in the back attached to a shorter one with a yoke in front of that. The shorter one is braced t the frame.
The length of the shorter one is essentially the length I need.
It has a fixed brace on it that originally attached it to the F350 frame.
Can I take that brace off and use the shorter shaft with the yoke?
2- For the front driveshaft:
The idea is to push the front axle out in front of the engine instead of under it.
I would like to add a segment with a fixed frame brace on it, like the original rear was, so that I can have a shaft from the transfer case toward the front and braced to the front of the new frame in front of the engine with a joint attached to the existing front driveshaft.
What are my options for doing this?
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