How to measure axle shafts

XJoachim

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Location

Germany

• Aug 5, 2003

• #1

I'm in the process of building my front D60. After shortening and switching the diff to drivers side i need new axle shafts. How do you calculate or measure for the new length of the inner shafts?

 

Loose_Nuts_Enterprises

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Yucaipa, CA

• Aug 5, 2003

• #2

Just subtract the length that you cut from the axle tube from the length of the axle that needs to be shortened. ame goes for the side that needs to be longer, add the length that you added to the tube.

Dan

 

XJoachim

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Germany

• Aug 5, 2003

• #3

This is the way i thought of it, but when you order how do you specify the length of the shaft, how do you determine shaft length?

 

Loose_Nuts_Enterprises

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Yucaipa, CA

• Aug 5, 2003

• #4

They usually want center of yoke to end of splined shaft.

BTW center of yoke is Center of the hole that the u-joint goes through. Just in case you didn't know that already.

Or... call the place that's going to respline the shafts and ask them how they want you to measure.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Dan

 

XJoachim

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Location

Germany

• Aug 5, 2003

• #5

Thanks, i know what a yoke is but i don't get the shafts resplined, i want new ones, 35 spline chromoly

 

Loose_Nuts_Enterprises

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Yucaipa, CA

• Aug 5, 2003

• #6

Where are you going to have them made? I've got great quality stuff from Dutchman Motorsports, and they are good to deal with. I'm a lot disgruntled with one of the other popular axle builders here in SoCal, but have been very happy with Dutchman.

Dan

 

XJoachim

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Location

Germany

• Aug 5, 2003

• #7

I thought about Dutchman or Currie, have not decided yet, but i tend to order from Dutchman.