damn, thats pretty crazy, Suprised IJ doesnt have a personal story about that, hes broken everything else at least once :biglaugh:
Quick question about driveshaft harmonics...
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Chunks: LOL I've broken a few shafts but then I learned about Critical speed and lengths and haven't had a failure since 
The critical speed IJ is talking about is the 150mph runs down the road, and the lengths is what he goes thru to try to break it to build it bigger and better:biglaugh:IJ. said:Chunks: LOL I've broken a few shafts but then I learned about Critical speed and lengths and haven't had a failure since
AJ: LMAO not a chance in hell would I drive the way I do now on a single piece.....AJ'S 88NA said:
What exactly is that drive shaft? is there anything still stock on it? the carrier bearing looks like it might be stock, but then again you have a CNC, so anything is possible.
IJ. said:AJ: LMAO not a chance in hell would I drive the way I do now on a single piece.....
Is that a custom or stock 2 piece? I've always thought it would be cool if someone made an aluminum 2 piece.
Chunks: Yep the carrier is a new OEM one
Uni's are 1350 Solid hi impact units bigger diameter heavy wall tube and a Spicer a340/r154> 1350 slip yoke.
Sin: The Shaft the holds the carrier would be a problem in Al as it's small diameter.
Uni's are 1350 Solid hi impact units bigger diameter heavy wall tube and a Spicer a340/r154> 1350 slip yoke.
Sin: The Shaft the holds the carrier would be a problem in Al as it's small diameter.
so a 1 piece steel would be better then aluminum? or is the weight not important enough to use a 1 piece? at least thats why i thought everyone was using them.
people use em because the carrier bearing is as expensive as a one piece drive shaft, and the response is better...
honestly, it would have been cheaper for toyota to use a 1-piece, so in their infinate knowledge why on earth did they put a 2-piece in?
kinda like the thinking behind copex.
"I know, I'll do this and nobody else has done or thought of it before!!!"
the next question you should ask yourself is WHY?
honestly, it would have been cheaper for toyota to use a 1-piece, so in their infinate knowledge why on earth did they put a 2-piece in?
kinda like the thinking behind copex.
"I know, I'll do this and nobody else has done or thought of it before!!!"
the next question you should ask yourself is WHY?
1-piece steel driveshafts are stronger, but of course weigh more. More rotating mass weight = slower throttle response. When I start putting more power down, I'll have to upgrade to a 1-piece steel driveshaft.
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A 1 piece steel shaft is NOT heavier than our stock 2 piece. Our stock 2 piece DS is the heaviest DS I've ever pulled from a car. (notice I said CAR )
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yep, they're missing the point...
more power = more speed = faster rotation = failure that could possibly cause a deadly wreck
stock driveshaft is fine, and I'll be replacing the u-joints and bearing in mine and using it till it fails...
more power = more speed = faster rotation = failure that could possibly cause a deadly wreck
stock driveshaft is fine, and I'll be replacing the u-joints and bearing in mine and using it till it fails...
I read them. I'm not sure how I would go about determining what the maximum safe speed is for a given 1-piece driveshaft and differential though...IJ. said:
