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toyota sas front driveshaft

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:31 am
by cootees
Whats my options? The angle shouldn't be too bad.. i'm using trail gears 3" kit. Is there an easy solution to it or will I have to lengthen a sfa driveshaft or make a new one?

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:02 am
by alk1174
I dont know of any factory application that will work. You end up with too much travel in the springs for factory parts. My searching shows 4 options.
Call someone and have one made professionally around 300$
Order a long travel shaft kit from one of the yota vendors 200$
Use tractor pto shaft parts 50$-100$
Use square tube 30$
The square shaft is a very common solution and very strong and you can always make a better shaft later. My square shaft is good up to around 30-35 mph before the vibes start.

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:26 am
by cootees
Thats kind of what I have been finding as well. It seems a lot of guys are using a hybrid of of the ifs ds and the sfa ds and just having it extended.

I guess the best thing for me to do is to wait on it and get the axle under it then start measuring.

What shops around make driveshafts?

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:27 pm
by Rockn4x4
Dont use the TSC pto parts. My spare shaft is made out of them. They twist very easy. I had the 12" extension given to me that was already twisted some, but could still be used as a spare if need be. Currently I have a Trail-Gear 12" drive shaft kit.