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Flicktitty
12-20-2010, 04:29 PM
Is there any place local that will make an aluminum driveshaft? or is this something that i should just have sent out to a company that does these more often? this is for a potential new project i've had in mind.

thanks
Korndogg
12-20-2010, 04:33 PM
http://a1driveshaft.com/
WhatsADSM
12-20-2010, 05:48 PM
+1 for a1 driveshaft, did a great job on mine.

As an aside IMO aluminum DS was a little overrated. My steel one was surprisingly light... I'd bet the thing only weighed 15 pounds or so?!

Not to mention stronger and cheaper.
Flicktitty
12-20-2010, 05:59 PM
+1 for a1 driveshaft, did a great job on mine.

As an aside IMO aluminum DS was a little overrated. My steel one was surprisingly light... I'd bet the thing only weighed 15 pounds or so?!

Not to mention stronger and cheaper.

yeah, i was kind of wondering how much is actually lost, i was gonna see if they had a rough guess of a weight difference between the two.
easytoremember
12-20-2010, 06:03 PM
+ about 50 for a1 driveshaft... they have built about 10 sets of cv shafts for me, and not one set failed. A couple boots ripped, but that was it.
Flicktitty
12-20-2010, 06:14 PM
i looked up another Driveshaft company (driveshaftshop.com) and the aluminum vs. steel is only a 4lbs differance. LOL. and over $100 more. i don't see 4lbs really affecting that much,even though its rotating mass.
FoxStang
12-20-2010, 07:26 PM
i looked up another Driveshaft company (driveshaftshop.com) and the aluminum vs. steel is only a 4lbs differance. LOL. and over $100 more. i don't see 4lbs really affecting that much,even though its rotating mass.

Depends what your doing, road race setup will get more out of a lighter ds than strictly drag use/street use. If its 4lbs I wouldn't worry about it, plus if your making good power and are using sticky tires, the steel seems wiser.

Another +1 for A1, quick turnaround service, kinda shady with the all cash off the books deal, but at least it was cheaper!
easytoremember
12-20-2010, 09:07 PM
kinda shady with the all cash off the books deal
meh, for being at 35th st and north of north ave, gotta fit in with the area.
SLOWC5
12-21-2010, 12:28 AM
Machine services behind American TV. they can balance and shorten both alum and steel shafts, I assume they can build one.


Jeff
Midnightfab
12-21-2010, 05:11 PM
Machine Services -- Built 8-10 for me. Fast turn around and good guys.
jamestown478
12-21-2010, 06:44 PM
get a carbon fiber one made :)
FoxStang
12-21-2010, 11:00 PM
get a carbon fiber one made :)

That'll be cheap. :rolf
jamestown478
12-21-2010, 11:06 PM
That'll be cheap. :rolf
gotta pay to play lol.