Anyone have a Tom Woods drive shaft?

The drive shaft has to have some way of being able to adjust the length according to suspension movement. That being said, Yes, they do have a slip joint.

 

Not sure why he needs the angles. He should just need the length from the mounting flange, and to the tranny.....Really not sure he needs the angles, Buddy. Maybe ask him what it is hes looking for.

 

The angles make a difference on the U-Joints. It Tom Woods has driveshafts he can engineer where the joints are more effectively managed instead of a single shaft going off the stock angle.

The only reason I say this is because... If you ever owned an early 80's Chevrolet Blazer you know. By cutting and re-welding the shock mounts on the the rear axel you will eliminate the need for new U-Joints every 4 months.

 

I know all about Why the angles are nessesary. The factory location is the best spot for U joints, The closer to the point at which the shaft direction changes, the better. Interesting how the shock mounts on the Blazer would affect the U joints......THe angle of the diff/DS is controlled by the spring mount on the DS. Not the location of the shocks.

 

The double cardan joints can be a paint to grease, but its worth it. I had one on my first gen. Never a vide.

 

BIG difference between "Shocks" and Spring perch. Hes a chicken......he doesnt know vehices.

 

I'm refering to where the shocks mounted to the 3rd member on the older K5 Blazers and how it affected the angle of the diff. If you cut them, rotated the axel slightly and rewelded the shock mounts to the axel you would eliminate the u-joint destroying problem. That series Blazer had a single driveshaft and for some strange reason the stock angle of the rear diff chewed up u joints but only the u joint closest to the diff

 

They mounted the SHOCKS to the THIRD MEMBER!!?? WTF!

Still not seeing how shock mounting can affect diff angle......Are you drunk?

 

It did. Toyota cheapened out, and issue arose.

 

Ok, meant the axle housing. No not drunk. Look under your truck at where the rear shocks mount to the axle housing. They are opposed yes? By cutting those, loosing the u-bolts connecting the rear leaf's to the axle housing slightly rotating the whole axle housing. Then tighting up the u-bolts and rewelding the point where the rear shock connects to the housing (commonly known as a mount) will change the angle of the differential.

 

NOW THAT makes sence. Shocks attached to Third members, and such, didnt. I can see now how that would have an affect on the U joints. Your changeing the pinion angle. Shocks have nothing to do with it.

 

Shocks themselves no but where they are connected on the housing can.

 

Well........"maybe". The pinion angle is the most important, as that dictates the angle the power is going to be transfered thru the U joint. All the shocks do is dampen up and down movement of the axel. For them to have an affect on the U joints, they would have to also hold the axel in a fixed position preventing rotational forces to reach the U joint. Being as the shocks are connected by bushings on the top and bottom (which allow them to pivot), they have a very small inefective role in this.