Jim Saraceno Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 My '35 has the old trunion pin universal joints. Replacement parts are hard to find and expensive and it's hard to find anyone to work on them. When I talked to a driveshaft shop, they told me they could build a brand new one for about $300. Of course it would have the modern u-joints. Does anyone know of any reason I shouldn't go with a new drive shaft? Quote
Normspeed Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 Jim, I think it's a great upgrade and I intend to do mine soon. I just got a lead on a local shop in SoCal that has a good reputation for this type of work. No more cracked boots or hard to find u joints, plus a nice balance job on the shaft. I think $300 is probably in the ballpark for this job. A few others on the forum have had this done, including Robert Smith. Quote
martybose Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Interestingly, sometime in the early 50's Mopar sold a retrofit driveshaft with new style U-joints for our cars. One came up on eBay about 8 years ago, and I got it. It came complete with adapters for both the tranny and rearend flanges and a splined section to take care of length movements. Definitely an improvement over the original! Marty Quote
Jim Saraceno Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Posted June 21, 2007 Thanks for the info! I just ordered a new one tonight. Quote
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