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drive shaft
A two piece drive shaft is stronger than a one piece, but is the mid carrier the weak link. how much abuse can a stock one take on 345 rear wheel hp and sticky tires.
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02-15-2013, 11:30 PM
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Re: drive shaft
I have a bud that owns a 1960 Impala drag car. He is putting 850hp through that rig, and it has a stock 2 piece driveline with larger u-joint yokes welded on it. It has a factory GM carrier bearing in it. It has yet to fail wuith countless 1/4 mile passes on it.
Gary
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02-16-2013, 12:39 AM
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Re: drive shaft
That depends on which carrier bearing you use. The light duty one that hangs from the top of the T/A crossmember or the HD one that sits on the bottom of the T/A crossmember. Of course this is assuming you are talking about a '60-'72 truck.
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02-16-2013, 01:07 AM
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02-17-2013, 12:07 AM
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Re: drive shaft
Personally I would not run those driveshafts and carrier bearing behind anything other than a stock 250 I6. With the amount of HP you are putting down, I would definitely upgrade to the HD carrier bearing and driveshafts. Just my .02
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02-17-2013, 02:48 PM
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what I have listed above is whats on the truck, 1/2 ton and 3/4 so it says. |
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02-16-2013, 01:04 AM
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Didn't wanna give out any false hope or bad info.  Gary
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02-17-2013, 02:51 PM
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02-19-2013, 03:29 PM
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Re: drive shaft
Sorry. Disregard.
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