What to use to make driveshafts?

[turoa]

What can I use to make new driveshafts? I need a hilux UJ on one end and rover on the other. I *could* adapt the rover driveshafts but they will run out of flex and one of the fronts is stuffed.

What type of materials can I use?

Cheers

[callum007]

dont be cheap. BUY ONE..

[mroffroader]

if u *HAD* to make one like solid steel bar machined up....nice in strong...knowing you youl probably try make them out of exhaust pipe....

[Conan]

im all for square man!!! the way forward seems to be an opinion in the same box as marmite thou

[turoa]

what do you mean exhaust pipe? PVC looks much nicer

If I want to make it to rallywoods then ill probably have to make some temp square ones and pull the rear half shafts while its being towed.

How bad is a square shafts vibration?

[wopass]

heres my opinion.....

get your hands on 2 hilux surf rear driveshafts(they have longer yolkes and will drive througha higher angle),take them and your rover ones into your drive shaft fab shop, with the right measurements(total length compressed)and get them to shorten the shaft and stitch the rover end on,or use the surf end and re-drill it to suit the rover flange. will be about $60 each not ballanced $120 each ballanced....ish


just an idea for ya

[DJ]

ill probably have to make some temp square ones and pull the rear half shafts while its being towed.

How bad is a square shafts vibration?

yep they will be fine... just please post pixs of damage so we can all have a laugh
they will ok just pop rivit the flanges to the box section honest!!