Rear diff yoke upgrade?

[soonergn]

My rear diff yoke has gone bad and I'm weighing stock replacement vs. upgrade. I did a search and found a few mentions of a billet yoke but nothing about who makes it, where to get it, or how much it is. Can anyone help me out on what upgrades are available?

 

[Eticket]

Scott,

You can get a 1350 series yoke from a Spicer dealer (also ebay) for about $90....

You can also get a moser or mark williams yoke from them billet version for $130 or so...

Either is plenty, but you probably either have to use an adapter ujoint or change your driveshaft to incorporate the larger size joint.

John Nguyen

 

[Instro84]

just curios, how do the go bad. there's a guy at work his trunck has a clunk in the rear could that be it?

 

[soonergn]

Hey John! Long time no see! Well I guess I didn't have to go any further than a local club member for the answer. Thanks!

It needs to be replaced because the clips on the u-joint caps that center the u-joint in the yoke wore into the yoke. The driveshaft now moves around even with the straps tight which causes a vibration of varying intensity from about 50 mph on up. My rear view mirror is just a blur, not to mention the risk of u-joint, pinion bearing, and seal damage. :frown: Oh yeah...and there is a clunk and a jerk in the rear when going from reverse to drive. I cringe every time I have to do it.