Drive shaft length????'s

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dickeymoore

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I have a 1979 Chevy Malibu 4 door wagon with a small block Chevy 400 engine 700 R4 transmission and a 8.5 Grand National Rear End is the drive shaft the same for a regular 2 door Malibu with a 8.5 and 700r4 for the station wagon or is it a longer or what anyone know what length driveshaft I will need for this Malibu Station Wagon thanks
 

MC96

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AFAIK they are all the same wheelbase, if you dont have any engine set back then just add the 1" you lost from the 7.5 to 8.5 conversion to the difference between the 200 and 700, and subtract that from your stock driveshaft length.
 

dickeymoore

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May 6, 2009
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AFAIK they are all the same wheelbase, if you dont have any engine set back then just add the 1" you lost from the 7.5 to 8.5 conversion to the difference between the 200 and 700, and subtract that from your stock driveshaft length.
Okay thanks so like 49 and a half inch would be what I need because I know the El Camino wheelbase is different from the other G-Body
 
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