bronco II cv drive shaft swap

89REDRANGER · Oct 1, 2008

I had a shaft from a Super-Cab cut up and built into a shaft the would work on the B2. It doesn't have the double-cardan (which I'll have to have before I can lift it), but it seems to work just fine. The shaft only cost me $100 to have rebuilt, shortened, balenced, with a warranty. It'll cost me another $100 to have the double-cardan joint added and everything. If you guys want the older style shafts with U-joints let me know. The wrecking yard here had 9 B2s with them last time I went out. They cost $45 each. I'll charge a little to drive out there, pull them, and ship them.

88BII · Oct 1, 2008

try your local auto parts store. i picked mine up for $220 brand new from advanced auto parts. im in florida. you might not have one where you live.

NetBSD · Oct 1, 2008

i made my driveshaft from a ranger one.

you need the 2 slip joints so it will connect to the t-case without mods

cut down and ready to weld. i tossed 1/2 quart of 10w40 in it to help balance

and its been installed and used hard since the date on that last pic

rbrocks · Nov 7, 2008

I have a shaft out of a 89 auto, has u joints. fit my 88 with a 5 speed. want it?

Jspafford · Nov 7, 2008

MAKG said:
That's still going to be over $300 with tax, shipping, and core. It's VERY unlikely that a broken CV shaft is "rebuildable" because you can't get the tulips from anywhere.

You can have one MADE for that, with a better design (it DOES matter for Bronco IIs because they are so dang short). You want a CV joint on the front end (the double cardan design LMC describes). Or it's going to shake like 1906.

I disagree.

A couple years back I bought a used driveshaft from someone on here. I don't know what it came from originally but it had the correct flanges on both ends to bolt to the 1350 and the 7.5". It was also the correct length.

Mine has a single u-joint on each end and I have no vibration problems.

Hahnsb2 · Nov 8, 2008

Jspafford said:
I don't know what it came from originally but it had the correct flanges on both ends to bolt to the 1350 and the 7.5". It was also the correct length.

Mine has a single u-joint on each end and I have no vibration problems.

Me too, found mine laying next to a B2 in a junkyard, me thinks it's a replacement style sold in LMC.

2ranger87 · Nov 9, 2008

Jspafford said:
I disagree.

A couple years back I bought a used driveshaft from someone on here. I don't know what it came from originally but it had the correct flanges on both ends to bolt to the 1350 and the 7.5". It was also the correct length.

Mine has a single u-joint on each end and I have no vibration problems.

My '87 B2 with an a4ld has a single u-joint at each end, and i have no problems with vibrations....(stock height)

I've parted a few 88+ B2's that have had replacement shafts in them, one even had a double cardan end on it. (I doubt they were factory shafts.....I just got lucky)

insane302cancan · Jul 7, 2014

Excuse my ignorance, but what is wrong with the Cv/Cardan style drive shaft? I grabbed one from an early 80's bronco for my v8 build.

Captainstubs1 · Jul 21, 2014

You mentioned James duff but the Bronco graveyard also sells the replacement for the b2 was gonna go through them for my 89 because iirc they were cheaper

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