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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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I have read in a few places about the one piece drive shaft modification. What they don't say, is what the benefit of doing this is.
I am assuming that the benefits are, less things to break/wear, and possibly a slight improvement to HP at the wheels, as I think there would be less parasitic loss because there is less u joints. Is this correct, or am I way off on this? ![]()
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the main advantage of it, is just getting rid of the carrier bearing and less problems/maintenance. As far as HP I guess it might make a difference, but it would probably be so small you would never notice it.
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thats pretty much what I thought, but wanted to verify.
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the only real reason to do it is to get rid of the god d@mned f!@#ing carrier bearing that never will stay in one piece
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Join Date: May 2001
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In theory, a 2pc shaft would have more of a load exerted on the 2 U-joints due to the slightly higher angle they have to run at, so they would need to be replaced more often. But it takes like twice as long to replace 2 U joints as 3 so it all evens out
![]() I haven't had too much of a problem with carrier bearings....but i go by the KIS principle (keep it simple), and the more moving parts in the driveshaft, the more that greater the chance something will go wrong. Woah...my 2 statements just contradicted each other..... ![]()
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i got 5 hp and 10fbls of torqe out of my 1 pice
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