the shaft goes thruugh that rubber do-nut looking thing with a bearing in it.
the donut sits in a cradle bracket which is bolted to the body

hey chris, i've got a h165 flange and uni, cut from a ute tailshaft. you can have it for the cost of postage if you want ??
all you'll have to do than is get your wagon one shortened and this end welded on

Heres a pic of a longbed ute driveshaft.



Im not to keen to use the 2 piece ute shaft as the datto will see the track and i have heard that one piece driveshafts are better than 2???
Also wouldnt using a 2 piece shaft mean that it wud need to be bolted at the uni to the body?
im not to keen on that either, not hard just dont wanna

Whaddaya rekon

You will probably need to to get a car tailshaft shortened Chris. There may be some here, but I am yet to lay eyes on a shortbed 1200 ute here in NZ.

ahaha yea i didnt really read what i wrote
better change that. myst be why everyones checking the thread

bit off topic,sorta, but everytime i see the title of this thread,"who here is using", it makes me think its a junkie confessional ,not a tailshaft thread.

hey Damon, Do you have a picture of the two piece ute shaft?

Is it possible for someone out there to measure up their ute drifeshaft for me?

I am using a ute diff with the standard two piece driveshaft, behind and A15 and 5 Speed.

i realise that but isnt the ute diff nose longer meaning you need a shorter driveshaft, is it not.
So, im looking for a short wheel base ute shaft then. Cheers guys

The 5-speed is exactly same length as the 4-speed...so you use the *same* shaft!!!


2-piece was only use in long wheelbase utes.


Yea, it is all documented here: Propeller Shafts