rear drive shaft

[4x4junkie]

So will any explorer rear shaft work if I shorten it and put front flanges on it

Use a double-cardan Explorer front driveshaft (the shaft will need to be shortened approx 2" if you have the M5OD, FM146 or A4LD trans in your '89).

You'll also need a front yoke off a 1354 t-case to put on the rear of yours, and a rear flange to mate it up with your rear axle flange.

 

[90B24wd]

This is what 4x4junkie is saying: (DIY Cheep Rear D shaft) Also as for the rear flange you will have to find a flange that matches your rear axel. (7.5 or 8.8) On the front you need to beware that their is a fine spline and a coarse spline slip yoke. Only the coarse spline yoke will work with this shaft that I know of. And they come in different lengths. The longer slip yoke can be used for a shaft 31 1/4 or 3" longer. I am not sure if the shorter slip yoke can be used with the FM145 trans. I just made 4 of these shafts this past week. Shafts did not have to be cut shorter.
Not sure if my posted link will work? http://broncoii.org/forum/index.php...f7b0539c9b030863562&topic=926.msg7932#msg7932
You will find this front driveshaft on most broncos II's, rangers, and explorers with
a Dana 35 front axel. On the earlier Dana 35's some will not have this shaft.

 

[ksum25]

I have a 88 BII that had the CV type driveshaft. I installed a 2" block in the rear and the driveshaft blew out just taking it around the block. I went to the junk yard and pulled a driveshaft off a 85 or so bronco II along with the yoke off the transfercase and it bolted up with no problems.

 

[--weezl--]

i'm going to guess your driveshaft was on it's way out to begin with

 

[ksum25]

Well the CV driveshaft held up but the boots are what went out causing a huge mess. Soon as I hit the first dip in the road I felt a pop and upon inspection the boots were torn from getting pinched. Being that it happend on the road I did not want to get stranded while out in the middle of nowhere so I went with a more common driveshaft just in case if I had to get parts from someone on the trail. I would rather change a u-joint than a CV boot.

 

[85rx7_93ranger]

i have a rough country 4" with 33s and stock driveshafts are perfectly fine

 

[disciplerocks]

Do the cheap shaft build from the link above. Its what I di after my CV busted, then my double carden fell apart.

With 4" of lift:

 

[tomisb]

You have two double cardan joints on your shaft? Wouldn't that make it flop around like a wet pig?

 

[90B24wd]

Do the cheap shaft build from the link above. Its what I di after my CV busted, then my double carden fell apart.

With 4" of lift:

The shaft that you are using is not the same shaft used in the "cheap shaft build". The carden joint is completely removed and only 2 u-joints is needed, one on each end.

 

[disciplerocks]

Try reading my post, not just look at the pretty pictures. The one on the left is the cv one. The one on the right is the double carden one I said went out on me. Thats why I built the cheapy rear shaft which is not pictured.