Samurai Drivelines and Spacers

HD Standard U-Joint and CV Type Drivelines
These drivelines are top quality and are heavy duty! They feature strong 1/2 ton 1310 u-joints and are available with double cardan CV joints to minimize driveline vibration with a range of motion up to 28 degrees. These shafts come ready built to match your rig with just about any lift you can run. Standard sizes are on the shelf and if custom lengths are needed it only takes usually 3-5 days before shipment. Toyota and both large and small Samurai flange sizes available. Made by Trail-Tough. If ordering front CV shaft you must modify or replace your front crossmember for clearance. The High Clearance Crossmember is a good fix for this. We also have available a smaller CV shaft using 1210 u-joints that will work with the stock crossmember but only deflects to about 18 degrees.

Specify flange size and flange to flange measurement when ordering.

1" and 2" Extended Slip Yokes
Extended slip yokes available in 1” or 2” longer than stock sizes. These can be used with the stock shaft portion of your driveline and do not cause an increase in u-joint operating angle as do the spacers. Made by Trail-Tough. $45 core charge.

Drive Line Spacers
Adding lift to your Samurai usually over extends the slip yokes on the drive shafts. The easiest and most cost effective fix is adding a drive shaft spacer. Doing so avoids the hassles of making a new drive shaft, which is not only difficult but expensive. The spacer works by attaching between drive shaft flanges. Each kit comes with new bolts, nuts, and lock washers. Unlike other drive shaft spacers on the market, each spacer is double anodized blue for superior corrosion resistance. Plus our zinc plated hardware will not rust like other kits using black oxide.

Each kit comes with new bolts, nuts, and lock washers. Choose from 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4". Specify 86-89 or 90-95.

Toyota Drive Line Adapters
It is a well known fact that Samurai drive lines weren’t the strongest ever built. Fortunately there is a great low cost alternative to custom made drive shafts. These spacers allow you to replace the stock pretzel you just bent with a much stronger Toyota drive line. They are also a good thing to have when you are doing the common Toyota axle swap.

Choose with or without hardware.

Pinion / Castor Angle Shims
Caster angle has alot to do with many steering issues you may have. Most just worry about thier pinion angle in the front but you have to deal with your caster angle first and pinion angle second. You genarally want 2-5 degrees positive caster. Tha means the top of your tire is angled toward the fire wall. For the rear you have to set your pinion angle differently for the type of driveshaft you are running. These solid steel angle shims are your ticket to safe and vibration free driving.

Samurai Bolt Pattern - Toyota Pinion Flange
This Flange allows you to bolt your stock Samurai driveline to a Toyota differential without modifying the driveline.  Flange has both 1986-89 and 1990-95 Samurai driveline patterns.

High Clearance Transmission Crossmember
Is that factory crossmember in the way of your front driveline? It is a very common problem when you lift your Samurai and add more flex to the front end. Suzuki did not know what we would be doing to them when they designed the Samurai frame. Don’t know what to do?
Rock4x has given us a fully bolt on alternative. The new crossmember bolts on to the frame on each side and utilizes two OEM transfer-case rubber mounts. It keeps things vibration free and allows you to cut that old crossmember out of the way.

Note: You still have to leave a small part of the passenger side crossmember attached to allow your transfer case to mount up correctly.