Tom Woods Driveshafts

[mattusmc]

Just wanted to pass along the info I received from Tom Woods Driveshafts. At this time they are not going to be designing or releasing drive shafts for the 6g Bronco. A bummer for sure. Seems that Spicer and Ford are in cahoots lol. Maybe in the future things will change.

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[TEAMSLO]

Just got off the phone with John @ Adams Driveshafts here locally in Vegas. Adams also holds a name that is also regarded highly in the industry. They did my jeep with 1350s a while back and asked about the bronco, they said they do offer 1350 driveshafts for the Bronco. Quote over the phone was
800 for the rear and just slightly less for the front. There are additional details regarding the yoke for the front driveshaft so if there are any further questions, just call them as I definitely don't want to relay the wrong interpretation.
https://www.adamsdriveshaftoffroad.com/
702-568-5680 and ask for John.

 

[mattusmc]

Just got off the phone with John @ Adams Driveshafts here locally in Vegas. They did my jeep with 1350s a while back and asked about the bronco, they said they do offer 1350 driveshafts for the Bronco. Quote over the phone was
800 for the rear and just slightly less for the front. There are additional details regarding the yoke for the front driveshaft so if there are any further questions, just call them as I definitely don't want to relay the wrong interpretation.
https://www.adamsdriveshaftoffroad.com/
702-568-5680 and ask for John.

This is good news, I’ll be reaching out to them.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

the front shaft does not move and stays relatively straight. I don't see it EVER wearing out. a nearly identical front shaft design in my isuzu Vehicross lasted well over 300K miles.

the rear is a different story

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

this responce surprises me a bit..seems like they are mad they cant use off the shelf jeep parts....I fully expected the bronco to have proprietary parts on the driveshafts. and the transfer case yoke flange. it is a common and desirable 32 splines. the seal is a different size than most other 32 sp yokes and the spline length is different as well, BUT totally adaptable.

the rear axle flange is also proprietary and spicer WONT sell the 1350 flange by itself. the jeep m220 uses a different pinion bearing with their own proprietary flange...So it requires a bit more work, because it hasn't been done yet...

NO big deal, I'll get mine done next week and post part numbers as well.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

pics of transfer case yoke on AWD

 

[87-Z28]

From Tom woods driveshafts.

“Because the front shafts are maybe more likely to need to be upgraded and replaced than the rear it doesn't make sense for us to develop rear shafts if we can't do the front.”

Not sure I understand this. Is the front shaft under-designed? It seems to me that the end conditions dominate the response. The shaft is a freaking shaft. Easy to design. The end conditions in the rear are way more dynamic.

Is anyone having issues with the front shaft?

 

[Tricky Mike]

. and the transfer case yoke flange. it is a common and desirable 32 splines.

Both outputs? That's going to make ditching the CV fairly easy.

 

[Felix808]

Both outputs? That's going to make ditching the CV fairly easy.

Yeah, but you'll still have to deal with the axle flanges. Does the JL M220 use a flange or a standard U-joint yoke? I would imagine you could swap the flange for the yoke on the rear

 

[Tricky Mike]

Yeah, but you'll still have to deal with the axle flanges. Does the JL M220 use a flange or a standard U-joint yoke? I would imagine you could swap the flange for the yoke on the rear

I'm not sure, but even if you had a Spicer rebuilt it would get you there.

I also just stumbled on this. https://reeldriveline.com/product/2...4-door-automatic-transmission-reel-driveline/

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

I'm not sure, but even if you had a Spicer rebuilt it would get you there.

I also just stumbled on this. https://reeldriveline.com/product/2...4-door-automatic-transmission-reel-driveline/

that's nice looking, but puny 1310 joints won't handle HP, torque or big tires...why even offer those? I'll tell you why, 1310s are CHEAP off the shelf parts that have a BIG margin when put together and sold in a Bronco application.

 

[Tricky Mike]

that's nice looking, but puny 1310 joints won't handle HP, torque or big tires...

They have a 1350 option as well.

 

[Tricky Mike]

The bigger question with Reel is where are they sourcing the flange adapters? Once you have that everything else is common off the shelf.

 

[popo_patty]

They have a 1350 option as well.

My local driveline shop which is very reputable amongst the rubicon community here. Recently stated that they had created a driveshaft for the Bronco. It’s not on their website but I may swing by to see what the hub is about. They said they already sold 20 or so examples.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

Yeah, but you'll still have to deal with the axle flanges. Does the JL M220 use a flange or a standard U-joint yoke? I would imagine you could swap the flange for the yoke on the rear

the jeep m220 flange is different, mostly because the splines are a different length, because it uses a DIFFERENT pinion bearing than the bronco...not impossible, but not convenient.

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