I have a couple of drive shaft questions... the car is a 65 fastback.
How different are the driveshaft lengths from a K code and a C code car (with a 4 speed transmissions)?
Even if the lengths are slightly different, can a driveshaft from a C code car with a T-10 transmission be used with a K code 9 inch rear end?
Thanks for your help,
John Thomas
Edited by - jntmjt1 on 04/01/2008 19:18:58
The Drive shaft will be shorter cause of the nine inch rear.(K code) Longer for the eight inch. (C or A code).
Dave V.
The drive shaft is the same only the 4 speed hipo measures 49-23/32"
On a previous hipo, I had the standard shaft cut down and re-balanced and it worked fine.
Ron
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The drive shaft is the same only the 4 speed hipo measures 49-23/32"
On a previous hipo, I had the standard shaft cut down and re-balanced and it worked fine.
Ron
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49 23/32" measured from where to where?
Thanks,
John Thomas
From tip to tip not including the yoke. Do you have Tony's book? He has a pic showing the two shafts (original being 50-25/32") and the hipo unit is shorter.
A Ford MPC dated April 1965 states the HiPo was 49.70" long (center-to-center of universal-joint holes). The Non-HiPo 4-speed was 50.78". Essentially, the 9" required a 1" shorter driveshaft as compared to the 8".
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A Ford MPC dated April 1965 states the HiPo was 49.70" long (center-to-center of universal-joint holes). The Non-HiPo 4-speed was 50.78". Essentially, the 9" required a 1" shorter driveshaft as compared to the 8".
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that's the measurement I've always used; U-joint center to center.
Z. Ray
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