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GFORCE1320 · 08-23-2010, 10:14 PM

Give me a call tomorrow and I'll give you my take on why we only sell 1 piece driveshafts.
What we have found is that most of the vibration problems with 2 piece shafts are due to the fact that there are too many adapters and couplers in the equation that introduce vibrations.
A good 1 piece driveshaft will out perform a 2 piece any day of the week. 1 piece shafts give a firmer feel, are lighter and eat up less horsepower.
There is a reason you don't see 2 piece shafts in race cars and the real fast cars.
Our driveshafts come with a billet pinion yoke that gets rid of the OEM 3 finger yoke that is prone to bolts bending.
You also get rid of all the rubber couplers and the center support.
Now that is my take, I'm sure others have other opinions.

We've never had to have one of our 1 piece driveshafts rebalanced because of vibrations and we've sold a bunch of them. Now that is an excellent track record.
I attribute that success to both quality built driveshafts and precision cnc machined billet pinion yokes.

Thanks
Chris

08-23-2010, 10:14 PM	#4
GFORCE1320 Drives: 05 GTO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 1,243	Give me a call tomorrow and I'll give you my take on why we only sell 1 piece driveshafts. What we have found is that most of the vibration problems with 2 piece shafts are due to the fact that there are too many adapters and couplers in the equation that introduce vibrations. A good 1 piece driveshaft will out perform a 2 piece any day of the week. 1 piece shafts give a firmer feel, are lighter and eat up less horsepower. There is a reason you don't see 2 piece shafts in race cars and the real fast cars. Our driveshafts come with a billet pinion yoke that gets rid of the OEM 3 finger yoke that is prone to bolts bending. You also get rid of all the rubber couplers and the center support. Now that is my take, I'm sure others have other opinions. We've never had to have one of our 1 piece driveshafts rebalanced because of vibrations and we've sold a bunch of them. Now that is an excellent track record. I attribute that success to both quality built driveshafts and precision cnc machined billet pinion yokes. Thanks Chris