Driveshaft: Aluminum or Steel

[EHardy1971]

Originally Posted by coupe

You could save a few bucks on a modified Crown Vic part, but is it worth the hassle of maybe two trips to Birmingham??

The CV shaft is a 3 1/2" like the FRPP,and Explorer shaft. After mine was said and done,I came out about $200 cheaper.Just throwing that out there.

[03slobra]

I have a bunch of high rpm launches on stock and alum. driveshafts steel is cheaper,i never had any prob.out of either,oh they both had stock u joints.I had 1.4-1.5 60ft times.

[jonosranger]

^ Thanks for the info

[BAD INT]

steel will take more abuse,the alums are nice and pretty for the fag type guys but steel is real

[Wickd GT]

Originally Posted by BAD INT

steel will take more abuse,the alums are nice and pretty for the fag type guys but steel is real

Well, I have used aluminum driveshaft in my car shooting out of the gate 250 of the good old juice and never broke one. If they are built right they will last. Steel one I like but vibration is a concern. So, I did not know I was a fag type of guy!

[TheJeanyus]

Originally Posted by Wickd GT

Well, I have used aluminum driveshaft in my car shooting out of the gate 250 of the good old juice and never broke one. If they are built right they will last. Steel one I like but vibration is a concern. So, I did not know I was a fag type of guy!

Even your car is flamin'!

[coupe]

If they are built right they will last.

Exactly...goes for any material.

[BAD INT]

Originally Posted by Wickd GT

Well, I have used aluminum driveshaft in my car shooting out of the gate 250 of the good old juice and never broke one. If they are built right they will last. Steel one I like but vibration is a concern. So, I did not know I was a fag type of guy!

all materials will transfer vibrations if you have solid rear suspension connections,quality and accuracy of the balance are detrimental to both but steel is better unless you got a carbon fiber if you need one of those let me know.If you watch a piece of steel tubing vs alum in tests the steel will flex and snap back and most likely the alum will twist and warp or twist in half.

Most people think that aluminum shafts are the be all end all and they are really mis educated

I will take my moly over alum any day,Egdar did they say how much weight you saved over moly if any or did it out weigh it?yours is a custom one isnt it??

I know stock shafts go bad but I know people who have been running tens for ten years on a stock shaft and two of them still on stock joints and some in the nines.

cheap test for all of you folks use a paint marker and a yard stick and draw a line on your driveshaft that will tell you if its twisting.

[EHardy1971]

Egdar did they say how much weight you saved over moly if any or did it out weigh it

Well,I'm not speaking for Edgar,but my steel one weighed 21 lbs,and the aluminum one weighed 12,so it was 9 lbs lighter.

[Wickd GT]

Originally Posted by BAD INT

all materials will transfer vibrations if you have solid rear suspension connections,quality and accuracy of the balance are detrimental to both but steel is better unless you got a carbon fiber if you need one of those let me know.If you watch a piece of steel tubing vs alum in tests the steel will flex and snap back and most likely the alum will twist and warp or twist in half.

Most people think that aluminum shafts are the be all end all and they are really mis educated

I will take my moly over alum any day,Egdar did they say how much weight you saved over moly if any or did it out weigh it?yours is a custom one isnt it??

I know stock shafts go bad but I know people who have been running tens for ten years on a stock shaft and two of them still on stock joints and some in the nines.

cheap test for all of you folks use a paint marker and a yard stick and draw a line on your driveshaft that will tell you if its twisting.

Well, I just won a quick 8 shoot out this past weekend and the drive shaft work flawlessly. I hit it pretty hard at the launch. My steel drive shaft weighted a huge 23lbs compare to 12lbs. My car runs in the mid 9 seconds and soon hopefully in the low 40s. Oh by the way, how fast is your car and what drive shaft you have on it?