Aluminum Drive Shaft Options?

[myduster360]

bringing this up again, I have a question about an aftermarket chromoly trans slip yoke I have... like the rear, it has u-joint caps. what is the purpose of this? Is one style better than the other? one good thing I guess is when pulling the DS, you can leave the yoke in and not have fluid drip all over...

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For the same material, solid design is typically stronger(engineers like)and has fewer parts(factory bean counters like). If a solid yoke was practical at the axle, it would have been used there too...but its not, so its not.

With that said, your super duper yoke is far stronger than a solid stock yoke even with its bolt/clamps, so you're good.

 

[roccodart440]

I was wondering how an aluminum shaft 3.5" in diameter would fit. Exhaust fitment issues brings up a good point...I have 2.5" TTI X-pipe exhaust...I am in the market for a driveshaft. Dana 60, 4 speed, 408ci SB.

3" shaft and 3" exhaust is tight but fits.

So in theory 3.5 shaft and 2.5 exhaust should be fine or even looser fit.