who has a custom driveshaft??
#1
who has a custom driveshaft??
Just looking for information on custom driveshafts.
there is a shop near me in MN called Pruven Force Clutch and Ujoint
they said that they can make me a custom alluminum driveshaft, but I would need to supply the tranny yoke and the flange for the rear end.
does this sound right?
there is a shop near me in MN called Pruven Force Clutch and Ujoint
they said that they can make me a custom alluminum driveshaft, but I would need to supply the tranny yoke and the flange for the rear end.
does this sound right?
#4
RX-7 Alumni
These guys made a custom shaft for my turbo swap: Driveshaftspecialist
All I had to do was give them the length, the number of teeth on the yoke, and the differential bolt circle diameter. They had it made and shipped within 4 hours.
Not sure if they do aluminum but worth a check.
I still don't understand why you would have to supply the yoke and flange.
HTH,
Scott
All I had to do was give them the length, the number of teeth on the yoke, and the differential bolt circle diameter. They had it made and shipped within 4 hours.
Not sure if they do aluminum but worth a check.
I still don't understand why you would have to supply the yoke and flange.
HTH,
Scott
#5
Senior Member
Originally posted by Rex4Life
I still don't understand why you would have to supply the yoke and flange.
HTH,
Scott
I still don't understand why you would have to supply the yoke and flange.
HTH,
Scott
It really won't make a lot of difference, the standard driveshaft doesn't weigh that much. I'd look at it if I needed a custom driveshaft made for a modified rear end/gearbox swap, but otherwise you'd be better spending the money porting the engine, or any number of other mods.
#6
RX-7 Alumni
Originally posted by Jon_Valjean
Well they're hardly likely to make them or buy them for you.
Well they're hardly likely to make them or buy them for you.
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#8
Tennis, anyone
you remember the drill,,,,, some years drive shafts are serviceable and some are not. if and when you supply the parts that you need to use and know those parts are correct the margin of error on a custom piece fabb'ed. is far less. ajc13b (steve brown) had a custom driveshaft made, pulling wheelies and nothing broke.
#10
Rotary Freak
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Originally posted by locketine
that sounds like a good way to free up some more hp from the engine, I wonder how much that would give you
that sounds like a good way to free up some more hp from the engine, I wonder how much that would give you
An aluminum or composite driveshaft is a good idea for a different reason. FBs, with their single piece driveshafts and high engine RPMs are very sensitive to driveshaft balance. Most aftermarket shafts are not balanced well enough to work like an OEM driveshaft in FBs. The lighter the shaft, the less likely you are to have problems.
I had a custom driveshaft made for my Turbo II tranny swap (the shop had all the pieces), and it gave me terrible vibration at highway speeds. When they rebalanced it, the problem just shifted to a higher speed. I finally had a new driveshaft made by Cannon Engineering, which fixed the problem. Both of these units were steel 'cuz I was on a budget, but the Cannon rep mentioned that aluminum or composite would be better at avoiding vibrations.
#13
http://www.acpt.com/index.html
I have had them do two carbon fiber shafts for me they are a little expensive 600-800 ish but talk about reducing rotating mass hehe!
I have had them do two carbon fiber shafts for me they are a little expensive 600-800 ish but talk about reducing rotating mass hehe!