Why am I getting a weird measurement for a driveshaft?

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Hey, guys.
I just installed my new rear axle, Hotchkis lowering springs, shocks, etc...and I'm measuring up for a new driveshaft.

So it's a Magnum 5.9 bolted to an A904 in a Dart Sport. The rear end is a Moser 8.75" with their stamped housing with a 1350 yoke. I called Moser and the guy I talked to was fairly sure that the hosing wouldn't make a difference from the stock location.

This forum shows people with the A904/8.75" combo getting 49" give or take shafts...I got just under 53"!

The measurements were done with the car off the ground but with jackstands under the axle at the rear and jackstands at the front holding the car just about level. I measured from the flat/farthest forward point on the yoke to the seal...

Any ideas?
 
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Your putting it in a Dart 111" wheel base is my guess. 904 and 8 3/4 is about 52.5" with 111" WB. Barracuda with 108" would be about 3 inches shorter at about 49.5"

These are theoretical numbers based on my research of what the books say. I have yet to mount my 8 3/4 and measure.
 
Dana67Dart said:
Your putting it in a Dart 111" wheel base is my guess. 904 and 8 3/4 is about 52.5" with 111" WB. Barracuda with 108" would be about 3 inches shorter at about 49.5"

These are theoretical numbers based on my research of what the books say. I have yet to mount my 8 3/4 and measure.
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Thanks but my Dart is a Sport so it's the same as a Duster... 108" wheelbase.
 
MRGTX said:
I measured from the flat/farthest forward point on the yoke to the seal...
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Just re-read. I think most length quotes are center of front U joint to center of rear U joint. that would account for some of your length difference. I don't have the slip yoke seal but you can see there is at least 2-3 inches from center of u joint to where the seal would be
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This is another members photo with the seal and the same applies
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Dana67Dart said:
Just re-read. I think most length quotes are center of front U joint to center of rear U joint. that would account for some of your length difference. I don't have the slip yoke seal but you can see there is at least 2-3 inches from center of u joint to where the seal would be
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That could explain it...I went by the Denny's diagram.

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MRGTX said:
I went by the Denny's diagram
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I think they take into account the slip yoke and reduce the shaft length accordingly, I saw this on one shaft manufacturers website but they asked for the trans, rear and car info as well.
 
MRGTX said:
Hey, guys.
I just installed my new rear axle, Hotchkis lowering springs, shocks, etc...and I'm measuring up for a new driveshaft.

So it's a Magnum 5.9 bolted to an A904 in a Dart Sport. The rear end is a Moser 8.75" with their stamped housing with a 1350 yoke. I called Moser and the guy I talked to was fairly sure that the hosing wouldn't make a difference from the stock location.

This forum shows people with the A904/8.75" combo getting 49" give or take shafts...I got just under 53"!

The measurements were done with the car off the ground but with jackstands under the axle at the rear and jackstands at the front holding the car just about level. I measured from the flat/farthest forward point on the yoke to the seal...

Any ideas?
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I bought a forged 1350 yoke from Mark Williams put it in with 1 inch of slide spacing for clearance and measured per Dr DIff's instructions. Sent my Yoke to Strange Engineering and got a chrome moly 3 1/2" Driveshaft with forged 1350 zerkless u-joints was drop shipped from Strange for around $300+. That's hard to beat.
 
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