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koates · 08-09-2019, 08:25 PM

Drive shaft and torque tube on a given car are different lengths. Drive shaft on a 34 V8 is 60 5/32"long. 4 cylinder is 58 7/16"long. The 4 cylinder engine is longer than the V8 engine and so the 4 cylinder engines transmission is mounted further back, hence the shorter drive shaft and torque tube. Regards, Kevin.

08-09-2019, 08:25 PM	#4
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,079	Re: 1934 ford drive shaft length Drive shaft and torque tube on a given car are different lengths. Drive shaft on a 34 V8 is 60 5/32"long. 4 cylinder is 58 7/16"long. The 4 cylinder engine is longer than the V8 engine and so the 4 cylinder engines transmission is mounted further back, hence the shorter drive shaft and torque tube. Regards, Kevin.