homemade toyota driveshaft help.

[khwrx]

ok got a 85 yota with duel cases, now its time to do my driveshafts. i looked on pirate bout making them, is there any place around the hickory area any suggest to get the steel i need. i know of benco , just dont want to buy 20 ft sticks and only need 3 or 4 feet. any help with steel suppliers and the building of the shafts , please chime in .

 

[1stgenxxx]

call budbuilt and get some square tube

 

[20'' yota]

Mr.Thickshaft

from my time in the field square is tha cheap way out cause if your on a climb and ya weight is on ya shaft the bumping of the square tube will grenade a joint or pinion i run 3/8 shafts front and rear on my yota if you need help on material pm me cause i got agood connection on that stuff

 

[Ben West]

i found some 1/4" thick steel pipe at the local scrap yard, works just fine for me.

 

[JBsTrooper]

hickory steel off old lenoir rd. they sell cut lengths...not bad prices either.

 

[lbyota85]

I got you covered on the toyota drive line. If you want some made give me a shout. I am just outside of hickory.