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camguynj · 02-06-2023, 04:58 PM

FYI... GulfCoast driveshafts are now available at DynoSteves store

https://www.dspperformancemotorsport...t-ds-cssm-g535

Joe.G · 02-06-2023, 05:08 PM

Steve is stocking these now, I told him months ago he should look into these instead of DSS.

bstromback2002 · 02-20-2023, 08:59 PM

Anyone else that has recently ordered the gulfcoast drive shaft get the wrong bolts for the diff side? All 6 they sent were fine thread and the diff is coarse. I didn’t plan on using them was just going to use them to hold the driveshaft up there while I modified the heat shield.

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Joe.G · 02-21-2023, 05:18 AM

Honestly I have not installed mine yet and didn't take a close look at the bolts. So Did anyone else notice an issue? I believe some of the guys posting in here didn't use the supplied bolts. SO the trans side is fine thread and Diff side is coarse? I didn't pay close attention to that when I took my Diff out.

bstromback2002 · 02-21-2023, 05:45 PM

The bolts fit just fine on trans side since it’s not threaded. I’m guess the bolts they sent are 12x1.25 and there actually 12x1.5

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Joe.G · 03-02-2023, 07:02 AM

I purchased a few different sizes From Belmetric, I also spok to Gulf coast and they said I was the first to notify them of this, They did call me back and checked with a local Shop that deals with 5th Gens and confirmed that the bolts are the wrong thread pitch for the Camaro but not the CTSV. They have been real easy to deal with and I am not going to give them a hard time over a few bolts.

They did say that Flange head bolts may not work because of the taper on the Shaft and that the bolts don't have to be real hard as the force on them is not much. They run regular Ace Hardware bolts.

bstromback2002 · 03-02-2023, 03:48 PM

A flange head bolt will work on the front but probably not in the back. That’s assuming you have the slip joint in the front. I got some from bellmetric and lightly tightened them down and you can see in the front they all start to scratch the surface on the yoke evenly and the back just barely start to bite in where the curve is.

I never bothered to call them about the bolts myself was not to concerned.

I finally got my driveshaft in and bolted down. It is about 1/8 away from the parking break cables but I have the Hendrix offset bushings.
I’m getting antsy for spring to get here and a good downpour to clean the roads off in Wisconsin so I can go cruising again and hopefully no more one wheel peels with my new speed master torque locker and 4.10.

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bstromback2002 · 03-02-2023, 03:56 PM

I’m to lazy to crawl under there now but now that I’m thinking about it I would have thought both yokes were the same. Maybe one was just machined a tiny bit different.

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Joe.G · 03-02-2023, 04:00 PM

If I remember right they both looked the same when i was looking at it, when the bolts come in I'll take a look, do you remember what length you used? I ordered 40 and 45 mm. They said Flange head bolts won't sit flush so that's why they use regular Hex.

bstromback2002 · 03-02-2023, 04:18 PM

I used 35mm in the back and 40mm in the front.

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Joe.G · 03-02-2023, 04:44 PM

I didn't get any 35 but I can.

camguynj · 03-03-2023, 08:28 AM

So with a GulfCoast shaft on manual SS with stock rear is A,B,C correct?

A) you can use 40mm 12x1.5 HEX bolts on both ends
B) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on both ends
C) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on slip-joint end and 40mm HEX on other end

bstromback2002 · 03-03-2023, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camguynj

So with a GulfCoast shaft on manual SS with stock rear is A,B,C correct?

A) you can use 40mm 12x1.5 HEX bolts on both ends
B) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on both ends
C) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on slip-joint end and 40mm HEX on other end

A or c

So option A would be just fine I think. I don’t believe the extra bolt sticking out on the diff side would hit anything. That would be my only worry.

Option C is kind of up in the air. See my above post.

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camguynj · 03-04-2023, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bstromback2002

A or c

So option A would be just fine I think. I don’t believe the extra bolt sticking out on the diff side would hit anything. That would be my only worry.

Option C is kind of up in the air. See my above post.

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I see. Thanks for that. So for a front slip-joint install 40mm 12x1.5 Hex or Flange and 35mm 12x1.5 Hex only for the rear

02-06-2023, 05:08 PM	#142
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	Steve is stocking these now, I told him months ago he should look into these instead of DSS. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

02-21-2023, 05:18 AM	#144
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	Honestly I have not installed mine yet and didn't take a close look at the bolts. So Did anyone else notice an issue? I believe some of the guys posting in here didn't use the supplied bolts. SO the trans side is fine thread and Diff side is coarse? I didn't pay close attention to that when I took my Diff out. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount. Last edited by Joe.G; 02-21-2023 at 02:36 PM.

03-02-2023, 07:02 AM	#146
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	I purchased a few different sizes From Belmetric, I also spok to Gulf coast and they said I was the first to notify them of this, They did call me back and checked with a local Shop that deals with 5th Gens and confirmed that the bolts are the wrong thread pitch for the Camaro but not the CTSV. They have been real easy to deal with and I am not going to give them a hard time over a few bolts. They did say that Flange head bolts may not work because of the taper on the Shaft and that the bolts don't have to be real hard as the force on them is not much. They run regular Ace Hardware bolts. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

03-02-2023, 04:00 PM	#149
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	If I remember right they both looked the same when i was looking at it, when the bolts come in I'll take a look, do you remember what length you used? I ordered 40 and 45 mm. They said Flange head bolts won't sit flush so that's why they use regular Hex. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

03-02-2023, 04:44 PM	#151
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	I didn't get any 35 but I can. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.

02-06-2023, 04:58 PM	#141
camguynj Drives: '13 SS/RS LS3 BRM Cammed NPP Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 3,812 View My Garage	FYI... GulfCoast driveshafts are now available at DynoSteves store https://www.dspperformancemotorsport...t-ds-cssm-g535

02-20-2023, 08:59 PM	#143
bstromback2002 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	Anyone else that has recently ordered the gulfcoast drive shaft get the wrong bolts for the diff side? All 6 they sent were fine thread and the diff is coarse. I didn’t plan on using them was just going to use them to hold the driveshaft up there while I modified the heat shield. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-21-2023, 05:45 PM	#145
bstromback2002 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	The bolts fit just fine on trans side since it’s not threaded. I’m guess the bolts they sent are 12x1.25 and there actually 12x1.5 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-02-2023, 03:48 PM	#147
bstromback2002 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	A flange head bolt will work on the front but probably not in the back. That’s assuming you have the slip joint in the front. I got some from bellmetric and lightly tightened them down and you can see in the front they all start to scratch the surface on the yoke evenly and the back just barely start to bite in where the curve is. I never bothered to call them about the bolts myself was not to concerned. I finally got my driveshaft in and bolted down. It is about 1/8 away from the parking break cables but I have the Hendrix offset bushings. I’m getting antsy for spring to get here and a good downpour to clean the roads off in Wisconsin so I can go cruising again and hopefully no more one wheel peels with my new speed master torque locker and 4.10. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-02-2023, 03:56 PM	#148
bstromback2002 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	I’m to lazy to crawl under there now but now that I’m thinking about it I would have thought both yokes were the same. Maybe one was just machined a tiny bit different. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-02-2023, 04:18 PM	#150
bstromback2002 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	I used 35mm in the back and 40mm in the front. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-03-2023, 08:28 AM	#152
camguynj Drives: '13 SS/RS LS3 BRM Cammed NPP Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 3,812 View My Garage	So with a GulfCoast shaft on manual SS with stock rear is A,B,C correct? A) you can use 40mm 12x1.5 HEX bolts on both ends B) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on both ends C) you can use 35mm 12x1.5 FLANGE bolts on slip-joint end and 40mm HEX on other end