Reputible driveshaft shops

[Dasfinc]

Whats in the area (Western suburbs prefered, I'm in Warrenville so Fox valley/Aurora/Westchicago/geneva/etc prefered).

Need to get a shaft altered (dunno if longer or shorter off-hand...)

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[Eagle]

Elgin Driveline is who I've always used. Not in your specified area necessarily, but they do good work.

 

[wolfe]

I've always heard good things about midwest driveshaft in St Charles. They are near Kirk and 64

 

[willizm]

Maybe strange engineering. They produce an assortment of driveshafts so they may have an alteration side of it.

 

[Eagle]

I've always heard good things about midwest driveshaft in St Charles. They are near Kirk and 64

 

[Aron]

I have also heard a lot of good things about Suburban Driveline on North Ave in Villa Park. Pratt told me about them, but I haven't had them do anything for me. I will say though, when I called them and asked for a quote, they were considerably cheaper than Midwest in St Charles. I could get a chrome moly shaft from Suburban for almost the same money as an aluminum at Midwest.

 

[Eagle]

Ah yes, there's another. Suburban driveline. That's one I'd endorse as well.

 

[wolfe]

:thinking:

 

[Dasfinc]

Question #2, is I assume these kinds of shops I can just bring in what I have, and tell them what I need, and they take care of it?

Basically I have a Mustang T5 shaft and slipyolk (with no rear U-joint or driveshaft flange). I figure the front should/need to be replaced with them doing work on it, and then I have this for the rear:

BMW V8, BMW Heavy-Duty Driveshaft Flange, Stealth Conversions

And I'd give them the length I need it to be?

Anything else I should be aware of?

 

[Aron]

Slip YOKE, unless your drivetrain is made of eggs.

You can give them the measurements and they will do what you need, but it make sure you know exactly what measurements they want, some shops measure differently. It may be better just to take your car to them and say here it is, make it work.

 

[Eagle]

You tell them what you need, they'll tell you what to measure, and you go pick it up. Done.

 

[Dasfinc]

Slip YOKE, unless your drivetrain is made of eggs.

You can give them the measurements and they will do what you need, but it make sure you know exactly what measurements they want, some shops measure differently. It may be better just to take your car to them and say here it is, make it work.

I will do that if I have a trailer available, otherwise I should already have all the measurements as the original documented swap was done in a sedan like mine.

 

[Eagle]

Should be fine just measuring as they tell you to. I would NOT go off anyone else's measurements... but that's just me.

 

[C.Evans]

Midwest driveshaft made the one for my truck. Good quality!

 

[Aron]

^ What baldy said

 

[Handsome Jesus]

Midwest did mine on the GN. it works. Definitely measure it all yourself.