Drive Shaft
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 2:52 pm
the stock b2 drive shaft seems to be junk (correct me if im wrong). what is a good replacement? it can be out of any vehicle, i live close to a pick n' pull.
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:35 pm
if you have the cv axle in the rear, yes, you are right they are junk. I got a replacement from James duff when I blew 2 of them in 6 mo. they were around $200 I think.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:48 am
about $400
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 2:10 pm
what about salvaging one from another vehicle. i dont want to put a $400 drive shaft in a $500 truck.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 7:04 pm
Look at it this way : you would have a $900 truck .... 
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:19 pm
True...but i would rather pull one out of an old truck for $20. did they make a normal u-joint axle for the older bronco 2s? if they did ill go get one of those from the pick 'n pull, paint it blue, install some new u-joints and call er a dayeisle89 wrote:Look at it this way : you would have a $900 truck ....
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:08 am
get one from another BII.They all didnt have the CV type
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:44 pm
I really gotta ask, Is paintin er Blue one of them there durn HIGH TAK sorta things to make er faster?The BII Bandit wrote: did they make a normal u-joint axle for the older bronco 2s? if they did ill go get one of those from the pick 'n pull, paint it blue, install some new u-joints and call er a day
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:23 am
I just swapped out my CV D/Shaft for a U Jointed one....
Go look at the junk yard and you'll find one Im sure.....
Have a look at some other rangers perhaps..
You can always have a shaft cut down to size.,.
Go look at the junk yard and you'll find one Im sure.....
Have a look at some other rangers perhaps..
You can always have a shaft cut down to size.,.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 10:15 am
My stock u-joint rear driveline was always failing with the larger tires. It seems that I was changing the u-joints every three months. I decided to use a front drive shaft out of a chevy 4X. I had to shorten it then go find the flange mounts off of a 1977 lincoln mark v. Though I think that you can find them on other vehicles that use the same size u-joint. I did it as an experiment, it work so well that i never changed a u-joint in the rear driveshaft. Eventually I sold it and the new teen age owner ended up exploding the front and the rear still survived. 
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:16 am
Well i was thinking that if i painted it blue like a James Duff it would make it look really expensive. I actually couldn't care less. I just dont want the cv shaft. yall no wat i be meanintekatlarge wrote:I really gotta ask, Is paintin er Blue one of them there durn HIGH TAK sorta things to make er faster?The BII Bandit wrote: did they make a normal u-joint axle for the older bronco 2s? if they did ill go get one of those from the pick 'n pull, paint it blue, install some new u-joints and call er a day
mud mud mud
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:05 pm
if you live near a yard and know how to weld i suggest you try a front or rear shaft from an older toyota 4x pickup (75 to 85) the flanges are the same and the shafts are pretty strong mine works well
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:23 pm
Try this
NAPA NPR 12833 thru 87
or 88 and later
NAPA PN NPR 12823
NAPA NPR 12833 thru 87
or 88 and later
NAPA PN NPR 12823
Re: mud mud mud
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 12:43 am
do you have to shorten it?bubbaredneck69 wrote:if you live near a yard and know how to weld i suggest you try a front or rear shaft from an older toyota 4x pickup (75 to 85) the flanges are the same and the shafts are pretty strong mine works well
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:40 am
yes you do need to adjust the length but its easy to do