Do You Really Need The Shorter T5 Yoke?

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07-19-2009, 12:03 AM

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Gun Jam

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how much did that DS set you back?

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07-19-2009, 12:15 AM

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chris66dad

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It is made by Coleman and I bought it from Street or Track for $299
http://www.streetortrack.com/Custom-...-pr-16159.html
It is made well with clean welds
The local DS shop wanted 150 to shorten/rebuild my old one and 475 to custom build an aluminum DS.
Shaun was very helpful at street or track.

Good Luck and Be Safe
Ron

07-19-2009, 12:38 AM

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wow killer deal... you never got to compare it to your original DS in the T5 right?

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07-19-2009, 01:46 AM

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chris66dad

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That price did not include the slip yoke. I had bought one with the T5 from a local guy here off of Craigslist.
The old DS was too long by 1/4 inch and the Ujoints were missing a few needle bearings. I have followed your story Gun and decided to just bite the bullet for a new one
We did not have anything to compare it against. The coupe had been abandoned since 1978 and was not running when we bought it.

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07-19-2009, 01:49 PM

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Thanks for the info I bookmarked that page. I may pick one of them up in a few months. I still haven't decided if the new slip yoke and bushing solved the problem (but I haven't had any vibration issue since then)

But for that price it looks like a great upgrade to 1310 and 3" tube.

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