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Veggiesoup

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:50 am

Anybody know a decent not super dodgey ways of lengthening a tailshaft without hitting up a shop? Ive got a 88 tara

atari4x4

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:52 am

pretty sure they call them a tail shaft spacer :wink:

how much longer do you need it to be?

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Veggiesoup

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:56 am

I did a 2" body lift, probably about a inch or abit more to get it home

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:57 am

you dont need to lengthen a tail shaft for a body lift

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:02 am

tanshi wrote:

you dont need to lengthen a tail shaft for a body lift

+1

it's a slip yoke on the end of the gearbox, are you running any sort of suspension lift?

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Veggiesoup

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:04 am

My bad 2 inch Susp lift, sorry

Veggiesoup

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:30 pm

Where would I get there spacers from?

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:35 pm

lowrange offroad, acme adapters, they are the same as WT sierra ones

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:48 pm

bits4vits

you'd only need a 1/2 spacer at the most, if any. how much of the slip yoke is showing?

pics. :wink:

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Veggiesoup

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:05 pm

Can't do photos on my phone to big haha, but about 10mm, how much play do they have to absorb in and out these slip yokes?

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:23 pm

www.photobucket.com

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:49 pm

10 sec work
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rockhopper-S ... 20b9438c58

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Veggiesoup

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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:16 pm

http://m1251.photobucket.com/albumview/ ... g.html?o=0 there she is that spacer would do the trick I reckon, do the Sierra ones fit vitaras aswell? I'm assuming it's pretty universal looking at all thre holes

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