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Custom drive shaft

mgmyota

mgmyota

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Anyone running a custom drive shaft after lifting your truck such as Tom woods? I don’t know a ton about custom drive shafts though. I noticed it replaces the two piece shaft with a one piece and deletes the carrier bearing. Looking for the experienced folks input about the benefits and possible negatives
 
mgmyota said:
Anyone running a custom drive shaft after lifting your truck such as Tom woods? I don’t know a ton about custom drive shafts though. I noticed it replaces the two piece shaft with a one piece and deletes the carrier bearing. Looking for the experienced folks input about the benefits and possible negatives
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Well both my shafts are “new” as they are custom length now. The guy at the driveshaft shop said doing a 1 piece is common and also mentioned that he has not had an issue with Toyota driveshafts breaking. Usually swapping out the carrier or u joints and thats it.

I stayed with the 2 piece, just cause I would have lost roughly 2” of clearance if I went 1 piece. And since the truck has been on its frame, may have been the best idea for me.
 
Tacomadad18 said:
Well both my shafts are “new” as they are custom length now. The guy at the driveshaft shop said doing a 1 piece is common and also mentioned that he has not had an issue with Toyota driveshafts breaking. Usually swapping out the carrier or u joints and thats it.

I stayed with the 2 piece, just cause I would have lost roughly 2” of clearance if I went 1 piece. And since the truck has been on its frame, may have been the best idea for me.
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Yeah on Tom woods website it says that if you don’t have any vibrations and everything runs fine you really shouldn’t bother making the switch. And I was thinking about that possible change in clearance as well. Thanks for the input
 
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