1pieceatatime.
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This one is $625 out the door i provided the trans yoke they provided the u joints.. 5" diameter 1/8" wall tube. He says he will guarantee it not to break or give me issues but ive heard that before.. I know what there building is far stronger than any oem driveshaft. Just not sure if I believe it to be as strong as he is thinking it will be but at this point I don't have any other options steel isn't able to be used and only other 2 options are go back to a stock 2wd od housing and output shaft or shorten the wheelbase of the truck, or set motor an trans back and thats not happening. Guess time will tell if it holds up or not.
The factory aluminum shafts in the Dmax trucks seem to take alot of punishment. I think guys are running into the mid 11s on stock shafts with street trim crew cabs.
If your builder is using Sonnax yokes and tube I don't think you will be disappointed and I don't think you will have a problem either. Nice stuff, I've built a couple so far.
One thing I disagree with that alot of driveline builders are still doing is offering driveshafts up until XX length by tube size. I was taught growing up in the shop 72" for 4" steel tube was max. BUT, I've personally taken to looking at tire size, gear ratio of the vehicle, and max intended speed to figure out the actual potential RPM of the driveshaft.