well, if they are gonna build you a aluminum driveshaft, have them make it better than the ford one..

 

alpha,
After seeing your pics and now this, my OEM shaft goes to the track with me just in case I suffer a repeat of my CF Driveshaft doing an alphadoggy.

Dan

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Best ET 12.57 in 65' Degree weather
Best ET 12.84 @106.89 mph in 95' degree weather and 90% Hunidity
Best MPH 106.89
Best 60 ft 1.72

 

Alphadoggy, I'd just go to a chrome moly shaft and be done with it.

They put carbon fiber driveshafts in pro stockers. Granted, they aren't quite as long as ours, but they have to absorb a lot of punishment.

I glad to hear that Inland Empire is trying to make it right for you.

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Red 00"
Pro-M mass air
Swanson chip
Aluminum driveshaft
Jay Lincoln homemade
traction bars
*******'s bed cover
Wet Okoles
Lightning floor mats
Email: jaylincolncobra@aol.com

"UNLESS YOU'RE THE LEAD DOG, THE VIEW NEVER CHANGES"
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292716723

 

That's true, Jay, but for the pro-stockers they are a disposable item, good for 50 runs or disintegration, whichever comes first. And there are not too many rocks and debris on most drag strips. I must have been out of my tree when I put a c.f. drive shaft on a daily driver. Jim Shaw is a helluva salesman, no wonder he can afford a new house. J/K. I don't think it will hurt to try the aluminum shaft, hell's bells, I'm an AAA member, but RD's plan to take a spare to the track with him sounds like a real good idea to me.

 

You guys will continue to have driveshaft problems until you address the real issue. Axle windup. Gears and sticky tires really increase your chances for driveshaft failure due to this. Get yourself some lift bars for about the price of an aluminum driveshaft and put that problem behind you.
MY $0.02.

Lightning Bob
1999 Red L "Totally enhanced by JDM Engineering" & RobG approved

 

Stop towing your boat at the drag races! Although it only slows you down a little, it puts a lot of stress on the drivetrain.

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Regards,
George
lightning@spikeengineering.com
http://www.spikeengineering.com
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Red 2000 Lightning, #4033
1967 CJ-5 (0 - 3 mph: yes)
White 1996 Whippet (600 yard course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
New addition:
2001 RR Puppy: 0 to stumble - next two months

 

I realize that axle wind-up is going to be a problem. I built 30" long slapper bars for my truck, and set them with about 2" clearance to the spring for the street. When it is at the strip, I will install a 1/2-5/8" spacer to allow less windup. My next mod will be some Drag Radials.

Hopefully, this will allow the aluminum driveshaft to live. So far I have had no binding, or contact problems.



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Red 00"
Pro-M mass air
Swanson chip
Aluminum driveshaft
Jay Lincoln homemade
traction bars
*******'s bed cover
Wet Okoles
Lightning floor mats
Email: jaylincolncobra@aol.com

"UNLESS YOU'RE THE LEAD DOG, THE VIEW NEVER CHANGES"
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292716723

 

Dang, George, what a spoil sport you are. You wouldn't believe how impressed the spectators are when they see that boat hauling *** down the strip.

And Bob, check my sig, I have a device on my truck that does a very good job of preventing axle wrap. Probably the best mod I ever put on my truck.

 

Hey what about driveline vinrations? Lets not forget about those wonderful Ford out of round shafts!

 

I just got off the phone with Jeff at Inland Empire Driveline, the folks that sold me my two piece carbon drive shaft. What a nice guy! He said that ACPT refused to warrantee the shaft, and claim that it broke because of a hit. That is bogus, the shaft just could not take the torque of the 1-2 shift. Anyway, he offered to replace the c.f. shaft with another one at his cost, or build me an aluminum shaft, gratis. Because of my bad experience with the carbon shaft I accepted the offer of the aluminum one, even though I have some reservations about whether an aluminum shaft will hold up to these beasts. I have Johnny Lightning's loop now, so if it does let go I will have some protection. Maybe I should carry a spare drive shaft with me at all times?

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.

'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit, cam bolts, Jackson washers, Wet Okoles, Kenyon transmission
13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.



gmvye@pacbell.net

 

George,
This would be cool for your sig:
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude
1/4 mile time: 13 seconds
Water not required

george

[This message has been edited by Spike Engineering (edited 06-13-2001).]