Drive shaft

Matt W. · #1 12-29-2005, 01:04 AM

My grandfather did a swap on my cousins S10, dont knwo they year, but he put a 305 in it and said he was able to reuse the stock drive shaft. I am planning on doing a swap this summer, once school lets out, and it would be great if i could use the stock drive shaft. Anyone know if it'll work on my 1996 2.2L?

Dimemaster · #2 12-29-2005, 10:53 PM

Depends on the trans you use and exactly where in the frame you mount the engine/trans. There is some adjustment on some mount systems. Often the driveshaft is 1/2-5/8 inch too long. Stealth makes an axle set-back plate set that is much cheaper than a new driveshaft.

82s15vette · #3 01-26-2006, 04:15 PM

you can reuse the stock driveshaft if you have a transmission with the short tail on it

k00lwind · #4 01-26-2006, 05:58 PM

depends on the transmission u will go with. sence right now u say u got a 2.2, 4 cyl. those stock trannys wont bolt up to a v8. the trannys off a 4.3 will bolt up to a v8 i beleive. i might be mistaken. just do all measurements b4 u go swaping it all to make sure.

**bonecrushins10** · #5 01-26-2006, 11:07 PM

bud useing ur stock driveshaft will either warp the shaft or bust the ujoints in it ,

i tottaly wouldnt do it ,

my bud swap a transmission once an his old one was 2 long also so he got a custom drive shaft made , 240 bucks later it doesnt cost that much unless its like carbon fiber or aluminum

Dimemaster · #6 01-27-2006, 07:33 AM

The stock driveshaft is good enough for a 305. In fact, the stock driveshaft is good enough for a 454 until you make enough mods to get traction. You'd pretty much have to fit slicks in the stock wheel well to get enough traction for the driveshaft to be a problem. You'll also need a stronger axle--the driveshaft is much more capable than the stock rear axle.

However, old U-joints can be a problem. I always replace the U-joints when the driveshaft is out for the swap. It's cheap insurance.

**bonecrushins10** · #7 01-27-2006, 03:11 PM

you dont even know it it will work i dout a driveshaft from a 2.2 is gonna work no how ,

so i would grab a phone book an call a machine shop an see how much it would cost for a custom shaft

Dimemaster · #8 01-28-2006, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonecrushins10

you dont even know it it will work i dout a driveshaft from a 2.2 is gonna work no how ,

so i would grab a phone book an call a machine shop an see how much it would cost for a custom shaft

The difference between a 2.2 driveshaft and a 4.3 driveshaft is