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Offline johnbigman2011

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U joints
« on: February 09, 2013, 07:11:46 PM »
How wide are the u joints on our Pintos?.. Are 4 inch wide, too big?
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Re: U joints
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2013, 08:01:31 PM »
Don't know exact dims. 4 inches sounds big. Do know the rear joint on a 72 is split--the rear end side is bigger than the driveshaft side. My 8 inch yoke was same size as the original 6.75 yoke also.
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Re: U joints
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 06:43:43 PM »
they are spicer 1310 style.   all 3.218 inches across but some have offset bearing cap sizes depending on your model

http://www.summitracing.com/search/make/ford/model/pinto/Part-Type/U-Joints/?Ns=Rank|Asc

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