silverz28camaro

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I had a deal with a local drive shaft place...made a 3.5in aluminum shaft 1350 joint for the LS1 Ram and a shaft/1350 joints for my buddies LS1 T56 Camaro..Prices were very fair and quality top notch

Just for comparison I weighed the stock 1996 transam steel unit I used for the initial LS1 Ram build 23.2 lbs with a 1350 yoke 32 spline...weighed the aluminum 1350 joint/yoke at 18.4 lbs balanced to Zero from the shop

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silverz28camaro

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The aluminum drive shaft was 1.25inches longer then the steel unit to get a more ideal length for my setup

before with the steel unit



after with the aluminum an 1.25 inches longer 5 lbs lighter

silverz28camaro

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Another before/after of the steel aluminum unit, IMO the aluminum looks alot nicer ans is up to the task of a beating I gave it after the install

silverz28camaro

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silverz28camaro

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Its nice to have a true 1350 u-joint with this shaft vs a 1330 1350 conversion I had on the steel unit, sure the steel unit was strong and got me by during my build, but the aluminum just adds to the cool factor with the engine, transmission, t-case, driveshaft all being aluminum... pretty cool for a old dodge ram

silverz28camaro

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truck does feel slightly smoother on the interstate at 70+ mph speeds...everything is just starting to work together with the setup...