why won't my driveshaft fit? 93 ka24de into 89 coupe

[andrave]

both engines were 5sp, driveshaft is 1/8 too long. suggestions?

[crzycav86]

One had abs, the other didn't. The 93 had abs, no? That's my guess.

[andrave]

don't think so. it was my friend's hatch back and I know it had no lsd but I didn't think to make sure it didn't have abs. Anyway I thought the difference from abs cars to non abs cars was not the engine/transmission, but the driveshaft and rear differential. They used the same transmission for abs cars as non abs cars, just with a different diff and driveshaft.if that is true, then an ABS engine/transmission should still bolt into a non abs car, using that car's original non abs driveshaft.

[andrave]

yes, the fsm verifies this. difference is in the rear of the axle. .5 inch. mine is less than that. besides the ABS driveshaft is shorter, not longer.

[Nismo1182]

Just push the driveshaft in a bit. It has enough play to be pushed in toward the transmission.

[andrave]

it is pushed in all the way.

[180fan]

lower the cross member a tiny bit, that should give you a little more space to try to fit the driveshaft in. I had to do that with mine. with a little finesse you should be able to pop the driveshaft on.

[:: orion ::]

Loosen the transmission and motor mounts, see if you can get it to slide forward a little...

- Brian