[Crunched]

I've swapped out the NT diffs in my LWB zook SJ40T for some WT diffs and also swapped motor and gearbox. Now I'm looking for either:

a) a LWB rear tailshaft out of a LWB 1.3 zook; or
b) a tailshaft out of anything else that is a similar length that I can get shortened and use for my zook (ie, swap yokes etc).

So who's got what and what do you want for it? I'm in Brisbane.

[want33s]

The LWB shafts are pretty rare... Your best bet is to get a WT rear shaft and take it to a shafting mob and have it lengthened.

[Crunched]

I was hoping I wouldn't hear that - every wrecker has told me the same thing. I was thinking of just swapping the yokes off a standard sized tailshaft (which I have) and shortening a longer tailshaft. I've been told that lengthening is a no-no and difficult to true.

[want33s]

Crunched wrote:

I was hoping I wouldn't hear that - every wrecker has told me the same thing. I was thinking of just swapping the yokes off a standard sized tailshaft (which I have) and shortening a longer tailshaft. I've been told that lengthening is a no-no and difficult to true.

Technically you don't lengthen the shaft... You turn out the yokes at each end and fit them to a longer piece of tube.. Is definately not a "no no" and is easily balanced by a professional shafting shop.
Mine cost $200 with two new uni's fitted so yours should be cheaper if you have good uni's.

[Crunched]

Too easy then. For that price, why would you even bother looking for secondhand bits? Thanks for the tip - any recommendations for a shop to do it? (I just moved here).

[want33s]

There are two places up here that do it...
Kunda Park tailshafts
&
Farrows shafting service at Nambour...

Can't really recommend anyone down your way though... Yellow pages should get results.

[Crunched]

Cheers. I'm back and forth between here and Caloundra quite often, so those places might suit. Will call them tomorrow. Cheers for your help.

[want33s]

Crunched wrote:

Cheers. I'm back and forth between here and Caloundra quite often, so those places might suit. Will call them tomorrow. Cheers for your help.

You might have better luck on monday....

[Crunched]

Errr...yeah...by tomorrow I meant Monday...

[Scrawny]

Crunched wrote:

Too easy then. For that price, why would you even bother looking for secondhand bits? Thanks for the tip - any recommendations for a shop to do it? (I just moved here).

Where you from?

[Crunched]

Canberra. Don't hold it against me.

[Scrawny]

Crunched wrote:

Canberra. Don't hold it against me.

Don't worry, we're a pretty easy going bunch of guys and girls. We even let Taswegians and Kiwis join

[want33s]

ScrawnC wrote:

We even let Taswegians and Kiwis join

Yeah and Victorians....

[steak_knife]

want33s wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

We even let Taswegians and Kiwis join

Yeah and Victorians....

Now now boy's, at least he's seen the light & moved up ere!!