alpinecrick
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You are correct, forgot about the F44 option on the 1500's.They were on 1500’s with F44 option. My buddies and my former 96 K1500’s both had 9.5 SF from factory.
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You are correct, forgot about the F44 option on the 1500's.They were on 1500’s with F44 option. My buddies and my former 96 K1500’s both had 9.5 SF from factory.
F44 gas 1500's got 'em too. I parted a few.
OP, you'll want new u-bolts. I know this doesn't solve your u-joint problem, but you don't want to re-use u-bolts; they are TTY (torque-to-yield) so they stretch as you torque 'em down. They'll "seem" fine on re-use but they may not torque correctly the second go-round. Not something you want to risk.
Richard
Did you re-use the driveshaft that was originally in the truck? or did they find one from another donor vehicle?
I bought another driveshaft off of eBay thinking that it would work. The hole for the U joint to the rear axle was off so they sent it to a driveshaft shop to have it redone. It works, but is a touch too short hence the mild vibration. They recommended me to get it lengthened which I plan on doing in a month from now.
Here's the link for the driveshaft.
New Rear Drive Shaft Assembly for Chevy GMC K1500 K2500 Auto Trans 15004110 | eBay
GMC K1500 PICKUP 1994-1999. CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP 1994-1999. CHEVROLET K2500 PICKUP 1994-2000. GMC K2500 PICKUP 1994-2000. Drive Shaft Length (In): 70.875 In. Drive Shaft Wall Thickness (In): 0.083 In.www.ebay.com