Dorman 976-023 Drive Shaft - Rear

Name: Dorman 976-023 Drive Shaft - Rear
Brand: Dorman
SKU: BKKY-976-023
Price: 355.29 USD
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Reliable Drive Shaft Replacement for Chevrolet and GMC Trucks

The Dorman 976-023 drive shaft is engineered to provide dependable driveline performance for Chevrolet K1500 and GMC K1500 Suburban models. Constructed from durable steel, this drive shaft offers a precise fit and adjustable length to accommodate your vehicle's specific needs.

Constructed from high-strength steel for durability
63.125 inches overall length with adjustable feature for precise fitment
3.5-inch shaft diameter with 0.083-inch wall thickness for structural integrity
Includes slip yoke for smooth driveline operation
Compatible with Chevrolet K1500 and GMC K1500 Suburban models
Does not include CV joints or axle nut
Regular grade type suitable for standard driving conditions

Durable Steel Drive Shaft with Adjustable Length

This Dorman drive shaft (part number 976-023) is designed to meet the specifications required by Chevrolet and GMC trucks, specifically the K1500 and K1500 Suburban. The steel shaft material ensures strength and resistance to wear, while the 3.5-inch diameter and 0.083-inch wall thickness provide the necessary rigidity for reliable torque transfer. The adjustable overall length of 63.125 inches allows for fine-tuning during installation, ensuring proper alignment and driveline balance. The included slip yoke facilitates smooth movement and reduces stress on connected components. Note that this drive shaft does not come with CV joints or axle nuts, so those components must be sourced separately if needed.

Applications and Common Issues Addressed

Replacement for worn or damaged drive shafts on Chevrolet K1500 and GMC K1500 Suburban
Resolves vibrations caused by bent or imbalanced shafts
Addresses driveline noise due to worn slip yokes or shaft components
Corrects improper driveline length issues affecting vehicle handling
Restores reliable torque transfer for improved driveline performance

Installation Notes and Tips

When installing the Dorman 976-023 drive shaft, verify the overall length and adjust as necessary to match your vehicle’s specifications. Ensure the slip yoke is properly seated and lubricated if applicable. Since CV joints and axle nuts are not included, inspect these components for wear and replace them separately if needed. Proper torque specifications should be followed to maintain driveline integrity and safety.

Quality Assurance and Warranty

Dorman manufactures this drive shaft to meet industry standards for durability and fitment. While specific warranty details are not provided, Dorman products typically undergo quality control testing to ensure reliable performance on Chevrolet K1500 and GMC K1500 Suburban vehicles. For warranty information, refer to Dorman’s official documentation or contact the manufacturer directly.

Brand	Dorman
Part Number	976-023
Shaft Material	Steel
CV Joints Included	No
Grade Type	Regular
Shaft Diameter	3.5
Slip Yoke	Yes
Axle Nut Included	No
Drive Shaft Length (In)	63.125 in
Drive Shaft Wall Thickness (In)	0.083 in
Greaseable Drive Shaft	No
Overall Length Adjustable	Yes
Package Contents	1 driveshaft

This part fits 88 vehicles. Search below:

Year	Make	Model	Body Type	Bed Length	Drive Type	Transmission	Liters	Cylinders	Fuel Type	Wheel Base	Position	Notes
1999	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic					Rear	wo/RPO Code NP8 (2 Speed, Push Button Shift, Transfer Case)
1999	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic					Rear	wo/RPO Code NP8 (2 Speed, Push Button Shift, Transfer Case)
1998	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1998	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1998	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1998	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1998	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic					Rear	wo/RPO Code NP8 (2 Speed, Push Button Shift, Transfer Case)
1998	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1998	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1998	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1998	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1998	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic					Rear	wo/RPO Code NP8 (2 Speed, Push Button Shift, Transfer Case)
1997	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1997	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1997	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1997	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1997	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1997	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1997	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1997	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1997	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1997	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1996	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1996	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1996	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1996	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1996	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1996	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1996	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1996	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1996	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1996	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.5L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1995	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1995	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.5L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1995	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1995	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1995	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1995	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.5L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1994	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1994	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1994	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.5L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1994	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1994	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1994	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1994	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.2L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1993	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1993	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1993	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.2L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1993	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1993	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1993	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1993	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.2L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1992	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1992	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Manual				131.5"	Rear
1992	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	6.2L	V8	DIESEL	131.5"	Rear
1992	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	4.3L	V6		131.5"	Rear
1992	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1992	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD	Automatic	5.0L	V8		131.5"	Rear
1992	GMC	K1500 Suburban			4WD	Automatic	5.7L	V8			Rear
1991	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1991	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1990	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1990	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1989	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1989	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1988	Chevrolet	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear
1988	GMC	K1500	Standard Cab Pickup	8' 0" Foot Bed	4WD					131.5"	Rear

* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.

This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:

26020317

Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.