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Dec 9, 2009 | 10:04 AM

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driveshaft length

if i swap an auto tranny out for a five speed would i need to shorten or lengthen my drive shaft

Dec 9, 2009 | 04:17 PM

tltruckparts

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i am doing the same project. my 5 speed is 26 1/4" long roughly and the automatic is roughly 32" long so therefore you would need to lengthen it roughly 6 inches

Dec 11, 2009 | 01:45 PM

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would u have to worried about a weak driveshaft or maybe better to find one at a salvage yard or some one parting out a truck thanks for the info

Dec 11, 2009 | 01:49 PM

96blackcloud

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im doin the same project from a 47re to a nv4500, go to a drive shaft shop and have a custom one made and replace all the u joints. itll save you the hassle of havin to do it later.