busted my front driveshaft on my j20

[Lococoin]

well i went out and did some wheeling this weekend and twisted off my front driveshaft on my j20, the question is....where can i find a new one, i am wondering if a quadratrac front shaft will work. i am leaning towards no because i believe the have no c.v which mine does.

if anyone knows of any other kind of vehicle that could work. even if i had to put the c.v onto the new driveshaft. i would be interested to know

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77 jeep J20
360 four barrel
t18a Dana 20
dana 60 rear
dana 44 front
3.73 gears with limited slip in rear
4" Superlift
35 X 12.5 Bf Goodrich M/T
SOA coming soon...i hope

[JeepFreak]

The QT shafts did and do use a CV(Cardan) shaft. Not sure exactly how to spell that without looking it up. I am sure someone here has a doner rig that may have what you need.

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JeepFreak

[Ralphp]

Actually, I would seriously consider going to a stronger drive shaft than that on the Quadra-trac equipped trucks. I had a '75 J-10 with 4" lift kit and Quadra-trac. I broke three shafts that had been lengthened and reinforced with thicker tubing. The major drawback with this transfer case setup, is that you are severely limited in the diameter of tubing you can use because it is very close to the passenger side of the TH-400 transmission case. If you do not have the Quadra-trac, you may have more options.

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'74 Cherokee NT
360, Motorcraft 4-Brl
TH 400/QT with Low Range
Factory A.C/PS/PB
Awaiting Complete Rebuild
and New Paint

[This message has been edited by Ralphp (edited June 04, 2001).]

[scotty]

i,too,have broken many of the little stick front driveshafts.no less than 4 of them. i have been running a 2 inch diameter and the torque of my 258 in low range has not been able to twist that one yet,even with 38s.

the stock shaft on my 85 GW was that,maybe you could find on o them and shorten it if needed. mine was missing when i got my GW,so i shortened one that came frome a 97 wrangler. a freind worked at a jeep dealer,and they were gonna throw it away! worked out well for me...


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scott
85 grand wagoneer
258 with motorcraft 2bbl/t18/spicer 18 with pto/widetrac offset d44s/rear discs
38x15.5 gumbo mudders
snorkel/dual batteries/onboard air/"custom" convertable
3 inch body lift/mostly stock suspension/"modified" fender openings
custom front/rear bumpers and brushgaurd

vw turing brake,BIG tow truck PTO winch and full roll cage install very soon
4.0 aquired-4.5L stroker someday...

now we can do some 'wheelin!

[Lococoin]

i will be doing a soa soon as i have aquired a dana 60 front diff so i will need a longer driveshaft anyway. ill definitely look into that, thanks bud

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77 jeep J20
360 four barrel
t18a Dana 20
dana 60 rear
dana 44 front
3.73 gears with limited slip in rear
4" Superlift
35 X 12.5 Bf Goodrich M/T
SOA coming soon...i hope