DRive shaft identification
DRive shaft identification
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Hoonigan

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2,144 posts

259 months

Saturday 1st April 2017
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Hello,

Hope someone can help, I'm looking for some drive shafts for my GT40 replica, I know they need to be 25 spline, 447mm long 32mm diameter and take a 100mm CV joint, I can get them direct from the car manufacturer but they want silly money imo £400+, and I'm sure they had be bought off the shelf for a fraction of the cost?

Cheers

GreenV8S

30,999 posts

308 months

Saturday 1st April 2017
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That sounds like a standard joint and you should be able to find plenty of suppliers in the £50 - £100 if you search for GKN lobro.

Edit: Sorry, just noticed you're after the shafts, not the joints. Suggest you try Prolinx to see whether it is a standard part. If not, you can get them made relatively cheaply - mine are similar to yours but needed to be custom made to mix-n-match different splines on the two ends and cost £160 +VAT each a few years ago from GB Engineering.


Edited by GreenV8S on Saturday 1st April 13:33


Edited by GreenV8S on Saturday 1st April 13:35

Hoonigan

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2,144 posts

259 months

Sunday 2nd April 2017
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GreenV8S said:
That sounds like a standard joint and you should be able to find plenty of suppliers in the £50 - £100 if you search for GKN lobro.

Edit: Sorry, just noticed you're after the shafts, not the joints. Suggest you try Prolinx to see whether it is a standard part. If not, you can get them made relatively cheaply - mine are similar to yours but needed to be custom made to mix-n-match different splines on the two ends and cost £160 +VAT each a few years ago from GB Engineering
Great that's very helpful I'll give them a google now.

fatjon

2,298 posts

237 months

Monday 3rd April 2017
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or Dave Mac

http://davemacprops.co.uk/products.html

He did me some custom ones for a reasonable price and unconditionally guaranteed.


Hoonigan

Original Poster:

2,144 posts

259 months

Monday 3rd April 2017
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fatjon said:
or Dave Mac

http://davemacprops.co.uk/products.html

He did me some custom ones for a reasonable price and unconditionally guaranteed.
Brilliant, I'll give him a shout, thank you.