I have a 95 camaro 3.4L 5speed. the drive shaft is bad in it(among other things, ill try and read before posting about.) ive found a drive shaft shop near me that will custom make an aluminum one for me, its cheaper than buying a new one and will have it made in a few hrs rather than a week or so but asked for the length on it. ive never replaced a drive shaft so have no clue how to and my jack was stolen so i cant even get under the car if i knew how. does anyone know the stock length of the drive shaft for it? also what else will i need to change or upgrade to go from the stock 2 piece to the 1 piece aluminum shaft?
Thanks for all your help and knowledge

 

i believe its 41 1/2 inches from center of u to center of u joint. why not use a ls1 aluminum one. fits right in there.

 

what yr Ls1 would fit? problem im having is i cant find hardly anything in stock at parts store or salvage yard and if i do it has to be ordered. I live in clearwater,fl and here the one place i did find, the shaft had 200k miles on it and wanted $35 less than the new 1 i could have made for me. I need something in hand today 8/23/11 so i can get to work tomorrow plz help with any info to get this fixed today.... thanks again

 

If you take your old driveshaft to the welding/machine shop that's going to make the one-piece shaft for you, they'll be able to measure the length. That would be the least expensive way to go, other than finding a used one. That way they can reuse your existing u-joint ends and slip yoke. I've had custom driveshafts made before when doing unconventional engine swaps, where a "stock" shaft doesn't exist, and it wasn't very costly...here anyway. I have an aluminum 3rd/4th gen driveshaft standing in the corner of the garage (no I don't want to sell it). I can give you measurements from that.

 

Ok, my aftermarket aluminum driveshaft is exactly 41" long. Driveshafts are measured u-joint center hole to center hole on the shaft. It's not an overall length to include the slip yoke. I have also seen the 41.5" dimension being thrown around, but that could just be a difference between a factory and my aftermarket shaft. I don't have a factory one to measure against. Mine did work just fine in both my 96 and 91.

 

any year camaro ls1 will work. 93-02 they are all the same length.

 

Hey, great info guys.. Thank you very much camaro69 and craby.... She is on way to shop for fixing. Couldnt of done it without you guys!

 

Glad to help, and let us know how it all works out.

 

ok so i got it back from shop, its great! i asked what they measured it to be and mine was 42". drives great and had the shaft made, brand new American u joints put in and installed all for $204 out the door!!! WOW those guys are GREAT.

Next prob, on my way home the car over heated... big time. radiator fan wasn't working when i bought the car (a week ago) so i checked the relay, there was none. went and got one today before i picked up the car from shop put it in before i drove it home (13 miles) few miles from the house the car almost hit the red so i turned it off and coasted to a stop on side of road, let it cool then got it home. radiator as empty and cap was almost off. the car sat for 8months that i know of, any ideas why this would be happening? also i replaced the surp belt, it seemed tight cuz the tension er is pretty much maxed out... would that have something to do with it? again plz help, thanks

 

Me poor car