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gotazman

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What are the ups/downs of getting an aluminum driveshaft ? ... is it worth the money ? let me know your thughts.
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Shakerhood

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The Up's are that it is a nice piece and will remove driveline vibes, the downs are the price.
 

lickem

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pretty sure my local driveline shop ripped me a new one but i had them install a yoke i provided then install both new ujoints that they provided and they balanced it for me and it cost me 180 bucks after it was all said and done, not too much more i could have just bought a new aluminum.
 

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aluminum is the only way to go.....better ride no vibration but there expensive
 

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can anyone point me to an good aluminum driveshaft for my c6 tranny? or would any 87-93 aluminum driveshaft be able to fil without cutting?
 

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Less weight, less rotational mass, stronger, reduce vibrations


Downside....the price. But lucky for me i got mine back when they were $140ish
 

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There may be clearance issues with a 2.5 exhaust. Movement of the muffler cures this.
 
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There are negligible before that they tripled the price of them. They were considered a very minor mod and everyone was teter-totering whether they were even worth 150-200.

I wouldn't consider an aluminum one for the price. Look for a carbon. A little more but a much better improvement.
 

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Justin01 said:
There are negligible before that they tripled the price of them. They were considered a very minor mod and everyone was teter-totering whether they were even worth 150-200.

I wouldn't consider an aluminum one for the price. Look for a carbon. A little more but a much better improvement.
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*****! those things are almost a thousand dollars. no way im paying for that.
 

Shakerhood

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Mustang5L5 said:
Less weight, less rotational mass, stronger, reduce vibrations


Downside....the price. But lucky for me i got mine back when they were $140ish
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Think mine was about $179 when I bought it, it was worth it as it cured the Vibes.
 

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spend the money

the first car i put it on was my 86 coupeand my car was running like 13.45 @104 i install the shaft and it went to 13.39 @107 so all my cars get one now. we had a car run a 9.99 with a ford one
 

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I have one on the 96 Cobra. I bought it when they were cheap, so my pocket book doesn't hurt too bad. I didn't really notice anything special about it. Car seems to drive the exact same as the stock peice...but it is a few pounds lighter, which is less stress on the rest of the drivetrain.
 

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Justin01 said:
I wouldn't consider an aluminum one for the price. Look for a carbon. A little more but a much better improvement.
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HAHA!!! Yeah......those are inexpensive........ Plus I have seen them melt on street cars.......believe it or not......


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