Aluminum Driveshaft

[mestupryan]

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hmm whats the install like? from what ive heard its a little too advanced to DIY.

[Smoke Panther]

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hmm whats the install like? from what ive heard its a little too advanced to DIY.

whoever told you that probably considers filling up the gastank to be a weekend project :rolleyes: there are 4 bolts on the U-joint...undo them, and the DS will fall out. Easy as f'n pie

[97rs4life]

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whoever told you that probably considers filling up the gastank to be a weekend project :rolleyes: there are 4 bolts on the U-joint...undo them, and the DS will fall out. Easy as f'n pie

well said, swapped mine in about 10-15 minutes

[mrgrumpy001]

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He actually has 6 bolts on his two peice D/S.

[gugdathug3]

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hmm whats the install like? from what ive heard its a little too advanced to DIY.

its really easy! even a 17 year can do it (like me).

eventhough i had to replace the ujoints because the ones on the aluminum driveshaft were a little bigger.

[Smoke Panther]

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He actually has 6 bolts on his two peice D/S.

really, then why'd he say

then is it as big of an upgrade for me to go to from a 1 piece steel to a 1 piece aluminum?

[mrgrumpy001]

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Well, I see now.. I read the wrong one. My apologies Smoke Panther.

[jbmetal]

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when doing this work, you can use the same u-joints, or have to buy new ones?

[BLLDOGG]

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they come with the u-joints on them

[Fireball27]

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they come with the u-joints on them

Unless you're ghetto like gilby and buy your D/S from some shady slave trader.

I remember Kristen replaced her d/s not too long ago and said it was weeell worth it.

[Pewter02Camaro]

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i may or may not be right on this but as i understand it is that because the 1le is lighter it takes less torque and horsepower to get it spinning. just like if you were to put on rims that weigh less. a good friend of mine told me that. like i said before wether or not that is really the case, i do not know. but it makes sense to me. in escense you are not making more torque/horsepower just using it more efficiantly.

[Smoke Panther]

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i may or may not be right on this but as i understand it is that because the 1le is lighter it takes less torque and horsepower to get it spinning. just like if you were to put on rims that weigh less. a good friend of mine told me that. like i said before wether or not that is really the case, i do not know. but it makes sense to me. in escense you are not making more torque/horsepower just using it more efficiantly.

Same thing with lighter rims/wheels... lighter weight means less rotating mass. Less rotating mass means quicker et's. There is a formula or math equation explaining this.

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[mlsFiT]

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My 3.4 revs quicker and harder with the aluminum DS. I get 5mph more out of every gear.

[saltnvinegar6287]

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A gear is a gear, you can't get more mph out of the same gear ratio by changing a medium.

[Smoke Panther]

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I get 5mph more out of every gear.

that's just silly. You're just holding it 5mph higher in every gear...