The 1957-66 Imperials had a 3-piece driveshaft. The centre u-joint was attached to a yoke that acted as a slip joint with the front driveshaft while the front and rear U-joints were cross and roller style. The Imperial did not use the ball and trunnion style u-joint. Also, the rear end of the front driveshaft was held in place by a slinger bearing. Thus the Imperial needed the rear axle control struts to keep the rear axle and driveshafts in proper position. The Chryslers. with their one-piece driveshafts, did not need such equipment. Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: <FltSgt@xxxxxxx> To: <Mailing-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: IML: Fwd: 1962 Rear Axle, PT II > Hola Again > > Why is it only the 1963 to 1966 Imperials use the rear axle control strut > assembly and none of the Crashliers do ??? > > Uncle Rodger & Aunt Gabby > Colo Spgs > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm