Front Drive Shaft hitting crossmember Please Help

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hello all,
I am at a complete loss. I have a 1982 K10 single cab long bed trying to put front drive shaft in after a 4” pro comp suspension lift. The rear end of the front driveshaft bolts up against the 4 bolt square pattern front yoke on the NP 208C diffential. The double joint part of the Drive shaft hits the top of the transmission crossmember and I am unable to bolt it up and attach the ujoints with the straps at the front differential. Can someone please tell me what to do to make it work? Thanks guys
 

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Get us some pics please...
 

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hello all,
I am at a complete loss. I have a 1982 K10 single cab long bed trying to put front drive shaft in after a 4” pro comp suspension lift. The rear end of the front driveshaft bolts up against the 4 bolt square pattern front yoke on the NP 208C diffential. The double joint part of the Drive shaft hits the top of the transmission crossmember and I am unable to bolt it up and attach the ujoints with the straps at the front differential. Can someone please tell me what to do to make it work? Thanks guys
Where are your spacers? As Shiftpro said pics of what your working with.
 

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do you have spacers between frame and the cross memeber
 

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I think this is why my new toy doesn’t have a drive shaft up front
Spacers ? Like to extend from the transfer case?
 

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I will have to crawl under the truck in the morning and see how close my front shaft is.
 

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I think this is why my new toy doesn’t have a drive shaft up front
Spacers ? Like to extend from the transfer case?
No between the cross member and the frame
 

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I wouldn't want to apply a lot of shock load to it, like the spacer/adapter for 700R4 to an NP205 t-case. It'll get you by.
That’s s kinda what I thought I guess I just get driveshafts come spring lol
 

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