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Old 11-16-2011, 12:07 PM   #642
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Originally Posted by rez333 View Post
The stock two-piece driveshaft is 45-50lbs. The CF driveshaft is around 11-14lbs. Do your research before confusing speculation with fact.



Yes - the Ford's driveshaft is very heavy. Do a google search on "CF driveshaft" and there are many threads saying how much the original two piece weighs.



Fair enough, it is heavy but weight savings would only be ~28-32 lbs which is still significant.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/shelby-gt500-150/712074-2011-driveshaft.html

“the stock steel on the 07-09 was 43lbs”

http://www.vmptuning.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=392&parent=88

“The stock DS weighs over 40lbs:”

“The new carbon fiber PST shaft weighs under 15lbs:”
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