One piece drive shaft goes for $250 in SF area

[scott89bronco]

I`m not sure I put this in right forum,sorry if I didn`t.Apparently in my area one piece `98 or newer shafts are like gold.If you can find one,the junkyards want $250 or more.I guess I`ll put a brand-new 2pc in for less $.I was shocked at the prices for a one piece.I hate California more+more!

 

[okietheranger]

You can have built for cheaper then that. Ur not far from any other city around there u can look in cheaper junk yard

 

[Beef52751]

buy one off the classifieds here, even with shipping it would still be less

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

You can have built for cheaper then that. Ur not far from any other city around there u can look in cheaper junk yard

I payed for $250 for my first stock 98 steel shaft.

When I mangled it wheeling I had one built with thicker tube and a smaller diameter. That shaft cost me $300 and I reused the slip spline and ends from my old 2 piece shaft.

 

[legoms013]

When I mangled it wheeling I had one built with thicker tube and a smaller diameter. That shaft cost me $300 and I reused the slip spline and ends from my old 2 piece shaft.

My local driveline shop WON'T build me one with a smaller shaft diameter and thicker wall. Some bowl sheet about its too long....A$$e$.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

The only thing mine wouldn't guarantee that it would be perfectly balanced at high speeds....but so far so good 3 years later still.

I literally took in my old 2 piece shaft and my buggered up 1 piece shaft and told them I wanted one the same length as the 1 piece but made to use all the bits off the 2 piece so it would be a smaller diameter but with as thick of a tube as they had.

 

[93 4x4]

driveshaft

Here's one aluminum on ebay right in cali

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a698849d1

heres a steel one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-9...ts=Make:Ford|Model:Ranger&hash=item19c1072ff3

if you want the aluminun one you will have to get the bigger front flange.

 

[legoms013]

The only thing mine wouldn't guarantee that it would be perfectly balanced at high speeds....but so far so good 3 years later still.

I literally took in my old 2 piece shaft and my buggered up 1 piece shaft and told them I wanted one the same length as the 1 piece but made to use all the bits off the 2 piece so it would be a smaller diameter but with as thick of a tube as they had.

I need to move elsewhere.

I basically did they same thing, but only verbally to get a quote. I was gonna bring them a two piece and the one piece and have them make a bastard-line from the two. He told me no way no how....too long and that it was grenade itself. Now I am wondering what kind of rehtarhd he was....

OP, drive up to one of the JY here in the Sacramento area, they want between $90 and $110 round these parts. Call first though lol....

 

[fyre82]

I was going to go with one of these but I found a seller here on the forum.

http://www.automotix.net/usedautopa...s=67a41233742ec708ad4509af7f121811&seq_num=35

$125 is better than $250. I don't know particulars but it could be a way to go.

Rich

 

[volrath]

60-80 bucks here in wisconsin. lol the only issue for me was to find the right custom u-joint to adapt the 98+ aluminum shaft to a 90 tranny yoke. sense the aluminum shaft was bigger in diameter. precision does make the u-jount to fit though.