1980 T5 driveshaft length
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1980 T5 driveshaft length
Hello, I apologize if this topic is already posted but I didn't find anything after a search, so if I missed it please send me a link. I recently purchased an 80 coupe that was originally an automatic, but a previous owner had swapped in a T10, badly. I have a T5 on hand, so I though as long as I had to fix this mess I would swap the four speed for the five. I knew it would be tight, but after getting the T5 installed yesterday today I discovered the 27" drive shaft, measuring from the center of both joints, that had come with the T10 is at least 3" too long. Does that sound correct?
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Perfect timing on your post! I'm taking my driveshaft in today to be shorten. I also have an 80 that I'm converting from an th350 auto to a camaro T5. I measured the drive shaft last night. Old length was 28 inches. New length needs to be 25 inches so it will be getting shortened 3 inches. So I would say that sounds correct. How far out was the yoke from the case of T5 when you measured?
