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<p>This &quot;Swap Solutions&quot; series of Wiki articles is intended to help the  
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customizer, swapper, shade-tree mechanic, or junkyard crawler.&nbsp; The idea is  
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this:&nbsp; When you pull an axle, engine, tranny, driveshaft, bearing, or  
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ANYTHING from your car, measure several times.&nbsp; Countless times I've  
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This "Swap Solutions"series of Wiki articles is intended to help the customizer, swapper, shade-tree mechanic, or junkyard crawler.
found myself wishing I had a source to know if this axle will fit that car, how  
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much that ISB Cummins engine weighs, or if a driveshaft already exists that fits  
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The idea is this: when you pull an axle, engine, tranny, driveshaft, bearing, or ANYTHING from your car, measure the heck out of it.  
my custom install instead of paying to have one fabricated.</p>
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<p>This article is for Driveshafts.&nbsp; An often overlooked idea, there are a  
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Countless times I've found myself wishing I had a source to know if this axle will fit that car, how much that ISB Cummins engine weighs, or if a driveshaft already exists that fits my custom install instead of paying to have one fabricated.
wide variety of driveshafts available that might make short easy work for your  
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swap.&nbsp; While you have yours out, grab a tape measure and let the world  
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This article is for Driveshafts. An often overlooked, there are a wide variety of driveshafts available that might make short easy work for your swap. While you have yours out, grab a tape measure and let the world know.
know.&nbsp; If any of you can format columns, have at it.&nbsp; My HTML is weak.&nbsp;
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Suggested columns are:</p>
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#Driveshaft length, from center of the front Ujoint to center of the rear Ujoint.
<ol>
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#Tubing diameter
<li>Driveshaft length, from center of the front Ujoint to center of the rear  
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#Tubing material... most will be steel, but some are aluminum or fiber these days.
Ujoint.</li>
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#U-joint size, front/rear; 1330? 1350?
<li>Tubing diameter</li>
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#Tranny yoke style.&nbsp; Is it a slip yoke or fixed? What diameter and spline count? What tranny does it fit?
<li>Tubing material... most will be steel, but some are aluminum or fiber these days.</li>
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#Notes for additional information.
<li>U-joint size, front/rear; 1330?&nbsp; 1350?</li>
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<li>Tranny yoke style.&nbsp; Is it a slip yoke or fixed?&nbsp; What diameter  
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and spline count?&nbsp; What tranny does it fit?</li>
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<li>Notes for additional information.</li>
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</ol>
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