[Josh41]

My drive shaft is huge maybe 4 inches, then there is a short piece with about 1.5 inch diameter that actually connects it to the rear diff, is this normal? See pic.
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[bhowdy]

Yepper .... that's normal on the crewcab long bed pickups

 

[Josh41]

Yepper .... that's normal on the crewcab long bed pickups

Are the short beds like that too?

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[bhowdy]

Are the short beds like that too?

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No sir .... You can get a one piece drive shaft replacements ... there are varying opinions on doing so

 

[V8 man]

My drive shaft is huge maybe 4 inches, then there is a short piece with about 1.5 inch diameter that actually connects it to the rear diff, is this normal? See pic.
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Yes that is normal and correct. That is a CV joint and not a U-joint. Xterra has the same thing.
That large diameter part is a hollow tube. The small diameter is solid steel. The hollow tube is better for carrying the power over distance. The small shaft is needed to mate with the CV joint so the axle can move and still receive power.

 

[Nissan4Life]

That is a lot of rust for a 2016. Steel DS?? And I thought they did away with the CV joint silliness. Guess they still need it on the long rig for vibrations.

 

[08Funtier4.0]

2008 frontier crew cab had to replace the two piece driveshaft carrier bearing went out so ordered brand new one from Nissan

 

[Kelly Mack]

It's my understanding that the M226's got the stronger u-joints and the C200's got the weaker CV joints. Also only shortbed crewcab 4x4's and longbed kingcab 4x4's got a 1-piece driveshaft and every other configuration got 2-piece driveshafts.

You can replace the 2 piece with a one piece driveshaft (which is what I'll do when I lift my truck higher) however you would have to sidestep 2 issues. The crossmember that held the carrier bearing would have to be modified or removed cuz it would be in the way of a one-piece. Also there are limits to how long certain diameter steel driveshafts can span without deflection. Your driveshaft maker will have to specifics on that. But in general as the span (length) of a steel driveshaft increases the diameter of the pipe will also have to increase...and hence so will the weight of the driveshaft.

To overcome that issue, the better option is to get a large diameter aluminum driveshaft. It will resist deflection at the larger diameter and will be light as well. Only con there is price...but probably still somewhat competitive with the price of a new 2-piece.

 

[bajasam]

The 2.5 KC C200 comes with all U-joints, so who knows what their engineers were thinking. Maybe it's 4.0's that get the CV-Diff joint.

 

[Kelly Mack]

That definitely goes against what I thought...I'm stumped on that one. Mine is a king cab 4.0 2wd 6 speed and I'm M226 and u-joints on a 2 piece.

 

[bajasam]

mine is 2017 KC 2wd 2.5 automatic C-200 2-piece all U-joints.

 

[08Funtier4.0]

My drive shaft is huge maybe 4 inches, then there is a short piece with about 1.5 inch diameter that actually connects it to the rear diff, is this normal? See pic.
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Mine

My drive shaft is huge maybe 4 inches, then there is a short piece with about 1.5 inch diameter that actually connects it to the rear diff, is this normal? See pic.
2016 CC LWB

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My drive shaft is huge maybe 4 inches, then there is a short piece with about 1.5 inch diameter that actually connects it to the rear diff, is this normal? See pic.
2016 CC LWB

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Mine was really bad

 

[08Funtier4.0]

You can see that part was twisted up