It is with great sadness....
...that I tell you all of the demise of my rear axle. Sig picture '07 F-150 w/HD payload package 4.10 rear, took the pit today. After driving at highway speed for about 30 miles with no issues (not...
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If me, stick with the two piece drive shaft
Been there done that with conversion to one piece drive shaft...
The Z angle changes and might affect the suspension, but the biggie is that the
cross member support for the carrier bearing either must come off or modified to
NOT allow the new one piece drive shaft to touch it...destroys it VERY quickly
if it touches it while driving
Be sure to look for any new/mystery vibrations/noises. It is NOT
easy to re-align a two piece drive shaft after it comes apart. If just
the bearing...not much to worry about, but if it tore loose...
Of course based on my assumption that for a drive shaft to have a carrier
bearing...it is a two piece affair...
Been there done that with conversion to one piece drive shaft...
The Z angle changes and might affect the suspension, but the biggie is that the
cross member support for the carrier bearing either must come off or modified to
NOT allow the new one piece drive shaft to touch it...destroys it VERY quickly
if it touches it while driving
Be sure to look for any new/mystery vibrations/noises. It is NOT
easy to re-align a two piece drive shaft after it comes apart. If just
the bearing...not much to worry about, but if it tore loose...
Of course based on my assumption that for a drive shaft to have a carrier
bearing...it is a two piece affair...
