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driveshaft - 5/15/2008 9:15:52 AM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online well ive been seeing on here that when you move to 4.56 gears with an aluminum drivshaft, there has been numerous cases where the drivesaft has broken. so i looked into getting a steel driveshaft put in and i called a local shop and they say i cant put a steel driveshaft in because it will be too long and thats the reason why theres a aluminum one to begin with. can someone please help? _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: driveshaft - 5/15/2008 6:38:27 PM    ivaskaj Posts: 165 Joined: 11/19/2007 From: Fayetteville, GA Status: offline Sounds like that shop is full of shit and needs to be shut down.  I have never heard such nonsense before in all my days.  Find another driveline shop. _____________________________ 2007 Regular cab SLT 2wd, 4.7 flex fuel, 5spd auto. True duals with X pipe & Thrush 2 chambers. 184 rwhp, 246 rwtq (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 2

RE: driveshaft - 5/15/2008 7:06:05 PM    mustang_170556 Posts: 68 Joined: 2/7/2006 Status: offline yeah...... material being used does not determine length. i can't find any logic behind that answer. (in reply to ivaskaj) Post #: 3

RE: driveshaft - 5/15/2008 7:24:15 PM    xfeejayx   Posts: 450 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Chicago Status: offline   only reason I can think of is that the steel driveshaft might sag due to its own weight, where an aluminum one wouldn't since it's much lighter.  yes aluminum is weaker, but it loses more in weight than it does strength.  maybe they meant that the stock steel shaft is too long off of another struck is too long for the trucks that have the aluminum shafts? you can get custom shafts built from a lot of places.  search it.  i would just leave the stock shaft.  don't know what it looks like under a 2wd, but i can't imagine it taking out too much else if it ever goes out.  _____________________________ 04'' 1500 QC SLT 4x4 HEMI Magnaflow SI/DO SuperChips Flashpaq shorty antenna (in reply to mustang_170556) Post #: 4

RE: driveshaft - 5/15/2008 7:28:25 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online that seems to be the answer im getting, that guy was full of shit. so ill be looking for more shops tomorrow. im not worried about it taking things out, but i am worried that when i get my 35" tires and 4.56 gears...itll be too much for the driveshaft causing it to reach its critical zone thus breaking it. a steel driveshaft wont do that. _____________________________ (in reply to xfeejayx) Post #: 5

RE: driveshaft - 5/15/2008 9:51:00 PM    HammerZ71 DodgeForum Moderator Posts: 3039 Joined: 7/7/2007 Status: offline This "critical zone" talk is a bunch of horse hockey.  Yes, an aluminum driveshaft is more prone to breaking than a steel one, however, I'm sure there are literally hundreds of people with 2wd Hemi's who have performance mods out the a$$, including 4.56 gears, who live at the damn tracks on weekends, running all out, without EVER busting a driveshaft.  I know a guy local here who has his '05 RCSB 4x2 well over 400 RWHP who is always running at the track with his original drive shaft. I wonder what the ratio is of 2wd Hemi's that have busted a driveshaft vs. how many 2wd Hemi's with aluminum driveshafts that have been sold.  I'm guessing it's a VERY SMALL FRACTION OF 1%!!!   Sounds more like a cop out to not spend the money on gears and labor to me.  You don't want to spend the money on the mod, that's perfectly fine, it's your truck and you can do/not do anything you want to it.  But I think it's idiotic to not do it because there is a minuscule chance your driveshaft may break.  That would be like leaving your truck in the garage 365 days a year because there is a chance someone could hit it on the road. Like I said, I'm taching about 400 more rpm at 70 mph.  If that difference is gonna break a driveshaft, it was gonna go eventually anyway. < Message edited by HammerZ71 -- 5/16/2008 4:57:10 AM > _____________________________ '04 QC Hemi 4x4 '02 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x4 '06 Can Am Outlander 4x4 No "Pavement Queen" here! (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 6

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 12:26:52 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online thank you hammer! now my next question is...if it did happen to break what would be the worst that could happen? _____________________________ (in reply to HammerZ71) Post #: 7

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 2:40:13 PM    HammerZ71 DodgeForum Moderator Posts: 3039 Joined: 7/7/2007 Status: offline unless it just happened to hit something when it exploded and broke it, then you'd have to replace the driveshaft.  I think I recall hemiyellow blew his out a while back, I think the only major component he had to replace was the shaft itself... _____________________________ '04 QC Hemi 4x4 '02 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x4 '06 Can Am Outlander 4x4 No "Pavement Queen" here! (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 8

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 7:19:29 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online hemiyellow did break his and he went to steel after _____________________________ (in reply to HammerZ71) Post #: 9

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 7:44:46 PM    VOODOO1500 Posts: 24 Joined: 1/20/2008 Status: offline you could try looking into a custon 2 peice like on a big truck, dump truck things like that. 1 shaft from the Trans 1/2 way back then to a carrier then a 2nd shaft to the rear. :2cents _____________________________ 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 4.7 auto (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 10

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 7:59:32 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online ya, the srt-10 has one. but theres guys on here that have a steel shaft on a 2wd...so that guy i talked to was either retarded or full of shit. i was gonna call around today but didnt have time _____________________________ (in reply to VOODOO1500) Post #: 11

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 9:36:06 PM    hemiyellow Posts: 2121 Joined: 8/24/2005 Status: offline i broke the shaft, bashed in the corner of the gas tank, bashed the muffler to hell and tore up some EVAP shit...still gotta get the EVAP shit replaced and pull out the dent in the gas tank...right now if i fill it up it'll read like it's down a 1/8 tank cause the float is stopped by the dent in the tank lol _____________________________ 04 Ram 2/4" drop, AEM CAI, SC 3815, Auburn LSD, 4.10 gears, ALI leather, SRT 22", e-fan, 180 t-stat, clear headlights, LED taillights, rear airbags, painted door handles (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 12

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 10:41:26 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online that sucks man. but after what hammer said and i was talking to oefootball who pretty much has the same truck i do. hes got a suspension lift and i have a leveling kit and a 3" body lift. he has 35's and im getting 35's and he has 4.56 gears and ill have the same. both 2wds with the aluminum driveshaft and he hasnt had a problem. so im pretty much gonna do my tries and gears and pray that the driveshaft doesnt break lol _____________________________ (in reply to hemiyellow) Post #: 13

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 11:01:50 PM    hemiyellow Posts: 2121 Joined: 8/24/2005 Status: offline yeah well doesn't hurt to take your chances unless somethin happens and it breaks lol...when mine broke, i was doin 80 MPH down the interstate....so you'll have to take your chances and see happens _____________________________ 04 Ram 2/4" drop, AEM CAI, SC 3815, Auburn LSD, 4.10 gears, ALI leather, SRT 22", e-fan, 180 t-stat, clear headlights, LED taillights, rear airbags, painted door handles (in reply to mmstar23) Post #: 14

RE: driveshaft - 5/16/2008 11:06:47 PM    mmstar23   Posts: 1794 Joined: 1/24/2008 Status: online ya like i said im gonna hope for the best and go from there. if that shit breaks....i feel bad for traffic passing by. im gonna throw that shit ill probally be so pissed hah. but like i said, hopefully that wont happen. now that i think about it.....this may be a stupid question, but i dont know. does the speed of the driveshaft depend on the speed of the vehicle or the amount of RPM's? _____________________________ (in reply to hemiyellow) Post #: 15

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