drive shafts

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:34 pm

i hear lib drive shafts can be used in L's (rx with same innner spline count on gearbox to ej) true or not? pics with the two shafts together would be nice

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:51 pm

No you can't use them, they are too long.

however note that when installing a Crossbred Performance brake upgrade kit to your L series, you use Lib front driveshaft. This is due to the custom front control arms which allow you to run the Liberty hubs and place them in the correct location to use these shafts.

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:23 pm

i like having a crack at things for my self and already had planned to mod the control arms, so i guess yes i can use lib shafts. but their modded control arms are they lenghtened or just the tapered hole for the ball joint? i guess i'll figure it out.

discopotato03 · Post by **discopotato03** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:31 pm

Gee says that the taper is reamed out larger on the same taper to fit the different Lib ball joint shank , center to center length is unaltered .

The Lib shafts just fit an L Series with Lib/Imp uprights but you do lose lots of plunge depth in the DOJ's . XT6 shafts would be the right length to use if you could get them .
I measured up L RX and 1st gen Lib FWD front shafts (same 25 splines both ends of both shafts) and from memory they are 490 and 525mm - I posted the lengths so do a search , the XT6 front shafts are a unique in between length and I posted that as well .

Cheers A .

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:12 pm

thanks potato, thats what i was thinking but couldn't find you post on the lengths.
can you remember what the thread was labeled? it might help me find it.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:55 am

Yeah the Crossbred control arms are slightly longer aswell as having a different hole for the ball joint. What is the advantage you are trying to achieve by using Lib shafts?