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Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:13 am
by biggreen96
Does anybody know if newer 5mt driveshafts will fit our cars?
Re: Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:27 am
by MikeyMeyagi
how new?
Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:24 pm
by biggreen96
95 and up to 2000 I guess, doubtful I'll find anything newer in a yard.
Re: Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:48 am
by MikeyMeyagi
yeah, the flange on the diff may be different tho, but the shaft will work
Re: Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:40 pm
by biggreen96
cool. I can work with that. I was worried about carrier bearing mounting points.
Re: Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:31 am
by MikeyMeyagi
nope, center bearing is the same location.
Re: Drive shaft compatibilty.
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:09 am
by biggreen96
Just looked up wheel bases for our cars and newer legacy models. Ours are 101.6 inches, newer gen 2 legacies are 103.5, gen 3 are 104.3.
While wheelbase doesn't dictate how far apart the trans and rear diff are, it's likely a decent indicator.
Has anybody ever actually used a gen 2 shaft on their first gen?