Originally Posted by Gord&Fran
I built a spacer for the steady bearing to make the driveshaft match the slope of the crankshaft. So it's like a simple extension of the crankshaft.
Gord, did you read Jerry's post above?
Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
If a U joint does not have a slight offset the needle bearings will not rotate on the cross.
Jerry
That's true, although with a stock bushing type u-joint, I'm not sure it matters that much.

Kevin
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