home made driveshaft
 

did a search with no good results. has anyone tried this? where can you get the tubing to weld onto the yokes? want to make one for a set up runing about 300 hp. it will be short so i don't think vibration would be an issue, if it is, i'll send it to get balanced.

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i dont know where you are located but do you have a store similiar to farm and fleet, or other farm/general supply. i have seen just blank shafts that you cut to size and weld the joint on.

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thanks for your help. i'm in northern california. closest to that store would probably be ace hardware or orchard supply, but, i've never seen blank shafts there.

Re: home made driveshaft
 

what exactly are you looking for my dad makes driveshafts for a living and would hook you up probably.

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You should also look into buying a aftermarket driveshaft loop also. lol. :X

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i saw them do it on that show extreme 4x4 on spike once. they used square tubing. seemed to work, but they dont go faster than 10mph or so

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angle iron to brace the driveshaft straight.

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what?

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you lay it angle facing away so you get a somewhat dead on alignment.

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thats the best way i can think of to describe what he means. you can use a couple hose clamps to hold it all together while you weld it