four wheel drive upgrade

[wildpony1986]

im looking to upgrade my 2wd to a 4wd soon ive got a dana 44 ttb front axle that im about to upgrade to a dana55 and ive also got a np205 tranfer case...my question is how do i find out what size drive shafts do i need and where can i get the...?

 

[5.0Flareside]

im looking to upgrade my 2wd to a 4wd soon ive got a dana 44 ttb front axle that im about to upgrade to a dana55 and ive also got a np205 tranfer case...my question is how do i find out what size drive shafts do i need and where can i get the...?

you shouldve grabbed the drive shafts along with the transfer case.

 

[wildpony1986]

i would have but the guy i bought the the transfer case from had already sold the shafts...so what do i do now?

 

[5.0Flareside]

find a truck in the junkyard or craigslist thats getting parted out that has the same setup and snatch its drive shafts. or have a custom one made. but if you go the used route make sure you replace the u-joints. just for extra measure.

 

[wildpony1986]

well of course ill change the u-joint...but just to make sure i get the right ones how do i make sure they are the right length?

 

[Broncodawg]

Retubing a driveshaft is not a big deal. Shouldn't be any more than $100. Many muffler shops do driveshafts, so don't sweat it and the driveshafts are the last thing you do once the swap is done and you know the lengths you need.
All kinds of info about your project out there, but you have to search truck sites and google for the tech articles. You'll get more responses from folks on forums, if you show that you've done your own research and have developed some good basic knowledge of the project.
Good luck and have fun.

 

[slmann]

well of course ill change the u-joint...but just to make sure i get the right ones how do i make sure they are the right length?

I'm no expert but from what I understand you need to get your axle, transfer case, and everything else in and then get your measurements. After that you take your measurements and get custom driveshafts or find some that fit.

anyone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

 

[m78]

Making a drive a shaft is easy. I've done it myself.
It's balancing them that counts and not everybody can do that.