I almost ready for the 5-speed conversion, which I am doing Monday and I asked the dealer about diffrences in driveshafts. Hoping that only one was needed, he tells me that my auto driveshafts will work in the 97 5-speed. He said that one side is just an inch shorter and that it will work fine. Should I trust this or does anyone know for a fact that it wont work? Any help would be appreciated.

 

As far as I know, he's wrong. You'll need both new axles.

You should do yourself a favor and get new ones anyway

www.raxles.com

 

I had both driveaxles replaced when I had to replace the clutch. I ordered the new seals from the dealership. Being incompetent like most dealerships are, they ordered me a driver side auto driveaxle seal and passenger side manual seal. The drivaxle seal for the auto did not come close to fitting on my manual driveaxle.

As for the dealer saying "one side is just an inch shorter than the other" he better double check on that. On my 97 5-spd the passenger side driveaxle is like 6-8" longer than the driver side driveaxle.

I second raxles. Marty is a good guy. His driveaxles are the best out there and the prices are reasonable. I paid $140 side.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Sometimes I wonder how these guys get jobs.