Can anyone find a 1 piece ebay driveshaft?

[tlo86]

there's a shop here in my town that can do the same, How much did it weigh after it was done?

its weight is less than a two piece but thats almost a given heh you dont have the center pieces

 

[AF1JZ]

i would go with a good company that has a reputation of selling good driveshafts. i wouldn't look at ebay from buying such an important part for the car. i wouldnt want the thing to fall apart while racing.

IIRC, Jawsgear sells his DS's on ebay. But, you can go through him, driftmotion, or suprasport to get a Jawsgear DS.

 

[IJ.]

Another thing people aren't taking into account when discussing 2 piece V's 1 piece is that the Centre bearing weight needs to be subtracted from the equation as it's neither rotating or supported by the Shaft in use (think sprung/unsprung weight in suspension terms)

In real terms there is very little difference with the 2 piece having certain benefits that are important.

 

[Fuzz420]

IIRC, Jawsgear sells his DS's on ebay. But, you can go through him, driftmotion, or suprasport to get a Jawsgear DS.

when i needed mine i just pm'd him on the board and he took good care of me.

Another thing people aren't taking into account when discussing 2 piece V's 1 piece is that the Centre bearing weight needs to be subtracted from the equation as it's neither rotating or supported by the Shaft in use (think sprung/unsprung weight in suspension terms)

In real terms there is very little difference with the 2 piece having certain benefits that are important.

iirc, dont you have a custom 2 piece steel d/s?

 

[AF1JZ]

when i needed mine i just pm'd him on the board and he took good care of me.

Yup, I did the same thing.

 

[p5150]

Yeah think about the width of the DS and then the torque required to overcome the difference in weight depending on gear ratio.

4" width? = .3 ft/lb torque for every lb of weight on the DS at a 1:1 ratio

so in the lower gears it makes even less of a difference. At a 3:1 ratio you would have to shave off 10 lbs to gain 1 ft/lb of torque

 

[IJ.]

Fuzz: Yep a very custom 2 piece.....

My point is everyone that raves that a 1 piece is xx lbs lighter is mistaken as you can't factor in non rotating or weight supported by the chassis into it.

It's 99% placebo effect the other 1% accounted by either a worn CB or the Rubber bond in the rear section failing and causing the shaft to be out of phase which will rob power.

5150: <nodding> Yep PMoI at work!

 

[f00g00]

Yes I think a custom 2 piece would be more to my liking. I wonder though if a driveshaft shop can balance the two pipe with center bearing combo together as it would have to be done as a whole unit. Getting rid of the rubber bond and two pipes on the back would surely be nice.
I had a shop here make me a one oiece but no one here can balance it so I took it off. It vibrated at around 70 mph and got worse the faster I went but there was an improvement in performance. Acceleration was crisper.
How much weight can be shaved with a custom 2 piece there IJ. ?

 

[IJ.]

f00: Mine is actually a bit heavier than stock as I use enormous Uni's in it.

 

[f00g00]

Ahh, looks beefy enough for high horsepower. Thanks for the pics.

 

[IJ.]

f00: Shows no sign of stress at 500+rwhp

 

[tlo86]

f00: Shows no sign of stress at 500+rwhp

yikes by the look of it it'll hold more... that thing is manly lol