Drive shaft snapped. Im thinking of getting a one piece. But im out of money.

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Dont worry. Im not to good to beg.

 

Sorry, no donation here, but I'll give some advise. Buy a 1-piece steel driveshaft from Z1motorsports.

 

Thats what im doing.

 

hONESTLY IF u HAVE A HEAVY FOOT GET THE STEEL BUT iF u HAVE A HEAVY FOOT ON STRAIGHTAWAYS THE CARBON SHAFT FROM HTTP://WWW.CZP.US

 

im gonna go w/ a one piece too.... probably steel

 

I just installed the aluminum 1-piece from Powertrain industries. It's about 1/3 the weight of the OEM. It looks pretty slick installed.

 

I also have a 1 pc. aluminum. It's a few more bucks, but sure is nice looking and lighter. Besides it's only money, RIGHT ??? Which ever unit that you chose, the 1 pic is a good choice.

 

how durable is that one piece aluminum???

 

I don't know. I'll let you know if it breaks. It looks pretty damn sturdy. It's about 3.5"-4" in diameter and I believe it's solid (not hollow). It would take a lot to snap a solid 4" piece of aluminum.

 

I'd almost guarantee that it's not solid. A 4" dia. X 3' solid aluminum bar is gonna weigh close to 45 pounds. The same size of 1/4" wall tube is gonna weigh 12 pounds. Not including the ends, how much do you think it weighs?

 

Cayoncarver you beat me to the response

I doubt that the aluminum drive line is solid. If it were a solid 3-1/2" diameter and somewhere around 48" long, it would weigh 44lbs. I don't think a stock 2 pc drive line weighs that much. It's proably closer to being something like sch-80 pipe. But not solid. When I tap on mine, it sounds hollow.

 

Ok, so maybe I'm wrong. Shoot me. You guys should know that I make this up as I go along.

 

I have a heavy heavy foot. Me and the guys I roll with down here have the fastest cars around. So were always racing people, or eachother.

Steel is what Im going with from z1motorsports. And im betting if I get sitckers with it, my **** will fly.

 

haha even from where I'm at today in indianapolis, you're still up there.

Do they actually have horsepower ratings on the aftermarket driveshafts? I mean whether it's steel or aluminum the weak point isn't the tube that connects the u-joints together, it's the u-joints themselves that are the weak links. Besides, the ability of a cars tire to maintain traction goes away long long before you get near the torsional limits of a round tube. Meaning, I'd go with the aluminum and save some weight.

 

What he said ^^^^.

 

dude, you do have a point... i didnt even think about the stickers.... im gonna see if they will send me extra ones when i order my driveshaft... it should add alot more nutt to the Z, lmao

 

you guys and you're stickers ....... mine all go onto my air compressor.

 

or the toolbox.

 

Drive shaft comes wednesday. Yay!