Dodge driveshaft to Ford rear end adaptor

[Sofa]

Title says it all. I put a 98 explorer read end in my 95 Dakota, and I really don't feel like paying $250 to get my driveshaft welded & balanced. So I'm looking for a flange yoke that bolts to the rear end and connects to the U-joint on my driveshaft (dodge 8.25). I don't even know if such a thing exists lol.

 

[biff9703]

I paid less than half that for a whole driveshaft and I only supplied the yoke. Try The Driveshaft Shop in Salisbury, NC. even with shipping, you may be ahead. 704-6332380. Quick service. Mine took 2 days. Good luck.

 

[Sofa]

I'm looking for an adapter that I can put on my rear end though, so that if the drive shaft fails for some reason I don't have to get a new one made. Besides, the reason that I don't feel like paying is because I don't have really even $100 extra in my budget

 

[Sofa]

I was thinking last night after I posted this, Maybe I could make something that would work.

I could remove the yoke from the old rear end and machine down the backside until it was perfectly flat. Then take a piece of square plate and drill holes to bolt it onto flange mount on the Ford rear end. Then, I could drill four holes in the Dodge yoke, drill and tap matching holes in the plate, and bolt it together.

I have access to a bridgeport at my school, maybe a write-up on homemade adapters is in order...

 

[RangerX]

Great idea! It would be just like the wheel spacers that also change your bolt pattern
Your only challenge will be to have it be balanced.