F150 Driveshaft length

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Anyone know the length of F150 driveshafts? Is the super crew one longer? I am looking for a replacement in my 97 Tbird that has egged it's shaft and I need something with some muscle about it. I am trying to avoid having a custom one built if possible.

Thanks,

Lee Thomas
Bainbridge GA

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Why not go for a mark 8 drive shaft, or even better, or one of the metal matrix ones from Denis Rheinhart, either one will fit and is better than the birds. I can't remember what year to use for the Mark VIII off hand, but it is on the board somewhere.

Preston

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Don't get anything except a true 93 Mark shaft. Its a single piece aluminum. But generally, by the time you get a Mark shaft and get it shipped/balanced/whatever it needs, its right around the same cost as a MMX shaft from Dennis.

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I agree about the 93 Mark shaft, or MMX shaft. I would have to wonder about a pickup truck shaft - particularly its diameter and whether it would fit through the tunnel in the gas tank. Those shafts are long, and one thing you can do to make a longer shaft stiffer is increase diameter.

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Well....


Yeah my F150 has a shaft that is 6" in diameter, that would be a tight fit if it fit at all.

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No shit...
My '98 F150 driveshaft is huge,and is really long as well..it would likely not fit in the tunnel as Dan and KD said.
JL