Driveshaft safety loop. Yes or no?

[CottonBurnerz]

I'm about to set appointment to install my 4.10 but I'm sitting here thinking about whether to put in the safety loop with the new driveshaft or not. The guy there will install the gear and DS for $200 and will charge $65 extra for the loop alone. So, do I want to go head and have them install thel safety loop for $65? Would I be better off installing it myself? Is it hard to do? I know that DS itself is a piece of cake but I'm not sure about the SL. Do I really need it?

 

[Bone Racing]

youll need it for the track
keep it on

 

[krly79]

I highly suggest that you get it welded in. Not sure about how it will be with your warranty, but I've seen the bolt-in ones get ripped out.

 

[Barnaby]

Just bolt it in yourself. It'll take about an hour in your garage.

 

[CottonBurnerz]

Is all of them pretty much the same? The FRPP ones are just fine right? I can install the loop without having to remove the new DS after the shop replaced it correct? Or does it have to be installed during the new DS install?

 

[Screwed2V]

I highly suggest that you get it welded in. Not sure about how it will be with your warranty, but I've seen the bolt-in ones get ripped out.

Do it right, weld it in.

 

[Teen'93stang5.0]

weld it definately, the bolts will work themselves loose eventually

 

[BMan5150]

I bolted mine in myself. It isn't hard, just time-consuming if you do it slow and methodically like I did. Just make sure you don't make the mistake I made of not pulling back the carpet before drilling! There are 2 wiring harnesses that run under the carpet where the holes are drilled for the safety loop. I got lucky and didn't do any real damage to the harnesses, but you can imagine my surprise when I saw a spark shoot out from the car! By the way, the lovely Mustang 5.0 magazine said you could just install the top bolts right over the carpet and not have to worry about pulling the carpet back. BAD ADVICE!!!

I can't imagine you really need to weld it in. There are 4 bolts on each side - the chances of them working free are next to nil. Plus, the floor pan is pretty darn thin to weld it up. You can easily burn a hole in it if you aren't careful with the welder.

My DS loop is in my sig. It is large enough for the aluminum driveshft I have on the car. I believe this is the same loop you get when you order a FMS loop. I plan to run drag radials, and though the chance is low I really wanted the extra safety of the loop. Plus, some tracks mandate that you have one on the car. For $60, it was worth it to me.

 

[Barnaby]

If the bolts work themselves loose then they probably didn't use lock washers(as supplied with the 3 loops I've done). It's not worth the trouble to weld it in.

 

[krly79]

If the bolts work themselves loose then they probably didn't use lock washers(as supplied with the 3 loops I've done). It's not worth the trouble to weld it in.

I saw a car that busted the U joint on the yoke of the rearend and the driveshaft loop was just bolted in and it ripped the bolts out and was slinging the loop around with the driveshaft.

 

[TacBear]

I saw a car that busted the U joint on the yoke of the rearend and the driveshaft loop was just bolted in and it ripped the bolts out and was slinging the loop around with the driveshaft.

I thought DS loops went behind the front yoke

 

[KnRs88]

I thought DS loops went behind the front yoke

they do