1955 1956 manual txm cars
tailfins
Posted 2023-02-01 12:28 PM (#627312)
Subject: 1955 1956 manual txm cars


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Location: calif		are the driveshafts and u joints same on 6 and 8 cylinder cars?
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56D500boy
Posted 2023-02-01 1:55 PM (#627314 - in reply to #627312)
Subject: RE: 1955 1956 manual txm cars



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Depends on the engines. Smaller V8s have the ball
and trunions at both ends. The larger V8s just had the b&t at
the trans end.

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Powerflite
Posted 2023-02-01 3:01 PM (#627316 - in reply to #627312)
Subject: Re: 1955 1956 manual txm cars



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Location: So. Cal		Also, it depends on if the manual transmission had overdrive or not, in terms of length of the driveshaft.
Power package cars and the Fury driveshaft were 1/32" shorter for some reason too.
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56D500boy
Posted 2023-02-01 3:22 PM (#627317 - in reply to #627316)
Subject: Re: 1955 1956 manual txm cars



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Powerflite - 2023-02-01 12:01 PM
Also, it depends on if the manual transmission had overdrive or not, in terms of length of the driveshaft.
Power package cars and the Fury driveshaft were 1/32" shorter for some reason too.


One page of the two that list prop shafts for the 55-58 Mopars:





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