Driveshaft yoke upgrade

[Cme2fly]

Looking to upgrade my driveshaft yoke to a 1350. Any suggests? After looking at Summit's website it seems that the length of the yokes very depending on manufacture. What length should I look for? Trans is a 2004r. TIA

 

[novaderrik]

are you also upgrading the rear yoke to a 1350?
if not, then don't bother. get a good driveshaft loop and let the ujoint be the weak link i nthe driveline instead of the rear end or trans.

 

[SSedan64]

You also need to upgrade the ends on the shaft to accept the 1350 joint or you'll have to use an adapter/conversion joint. You may want to get a new shaft built.

 

[Cme2fly]

My OE yoke is worn out so, I thinking an upgrade is in order. Don't really want to add new ends to my shaft. Is a ductile iron 1310 a good alternative for a mid to low 10 Buick?

 

[steve hughes]

You can buy an aftermarket 350 turbo yoke and put on your driveshaft with the stock size u joint. I have been told by my local driveline shop not to run a conversion u joint. They are weaker than the 1310 joint you have now. I ran many mid nine second passes with stock size u joints with a trans brake.

 

[Slow91z]

You can buy an aftermarket 350 turbo yoke and put on your driveshaft with the stock size u joint. I have been told by my local driveline shop not to run a conversion u joint. They are weaker than the 1310 joint you have now. I ran many mid nine second passes with stock size u joints with a trans brake.

Maybe I missed it, where does it say he has a 1310 joint?

My OE yoke is worn out so, I thinking an upgrade is in order. Don't really want to add new ends to my shaft. Is a ductile iron 1310 a good alternative for a mid to low 10 Buick?

On a mid to low 10 buick I wouldn't run a 1310, either stock (3R if I recall correctly) or 1350.

Have you had the DS out lately?? Reason I ask is the stock sized U-joints don't scare me at all, but if you are twisting the yoke that becomes a pain in the ass. If you aren't hitting the driveline hard enough to twist the splines then you aren't going to be hurting the u-joints (assuming we aren't talking about a high mileage stock u-joint).

 

[Cme2fly]

Maybe I missed it, where does it say he has a 1310 joint?



On a mid to low 10 buick I wouldn't run a 1310, either stock (3R if I recall correctly) or 1350.

Have you had the DS out lately?? Reason I ask is the stock sized U-joints don't scare me at all, but if you are twisting the yoke that becomes a pain in the ass. If you aren't hitting the driveline hard enough to twist the splines then you aren't going to be hurting the u-joints (assuming we aren't talking about a high mileage stock u-joint).

I have had the driveshaft balanced about a year ago. I broke another transmission and after inspecting the stock yoke which ( I assume is a 3r) the yoke is worn so I am going to replace it. I ordered some Spicer 5-795X joints. So, my question is which aftermarket yoke should I use that accepts 3r joints?

 

[Slow91z]

If you find a aftermarket yoke that works with a stock 3R u-joint PLEASE post it up. I looked for one and couldn't find it anywhere, I personally ended up going to a 1350 Yoke with a 1350-3R conversion U-joint. Not what I wanted to do, but I didn't have the money to build a whole 1350 driveshaft. At least now I have a 1350 yoke for when the time comes and I get a 1350 DS made.

 

[steve hughes]

1310 is the stock size u-joint. summit or jeg's sell strange, hughes, moser or whatever brand 350 turbo yoke you want in a 1310 or stock gn size u-joint.

 

[Slow91z]

1310 is the stock size u-joint. summit or jeg's sell strange, hughes, moser or whatever brand 350 turbo yoke you want in a 1310 or stock gn size u-joint.

Not so much...A 1310 U-joint has the clips on the outside and is smaller than a 3R U-joint which has caps on the inside...Our stock U-joints are 3R.

 

[Cme2fly]

If you find a aftermarket yoke that works with a stock 3R u-joint PLEASE post it up. I looked for one and couldn't find it anywhere, I personally ended up going to a 1350 Yoke with a 1350-3R conversion U-joint. Not what I wanted to do, but I didn't have the money to build a whole 1350 driveshaft. At least now I have a 1350 yoke for when the time comes and I get a 1350 DS made.

I ended up ordering an aftermarket oe style 3R yoke. If I break it this time I will upgrade to a 1350 shaft, pinion, and yoke. Thanks for the help.

 

[Slow91z]

Dude where did you find it?? I couldn't find one about a year ago for mine.

 

[Cme2fly]

Dude where did you find it?? I couldn't find one about a year ago for mine.

eBay Motors: NEW DRIVESHAFT SLIP YOKE,27 SPLINE,3R, 200 METRIC (item 290300888102 end time Apr-04-09 20:14:15 PDT)

 

[Slow91z]

Damn it's way cheaper than the one I got too...Let us know how it holds up, hope it works good for ya.

 

[Cme2fly]

Damn it's way cheaper than the one I got too...Let us know how it holds up, hope it works good for ya.

Ebay is running some type of promotion where you get 15% off of items listed on Ebay motors so, I picked it up pretty cheap. I'll keep you posted on how it holds up.