Driveshafts - anybody break them at all??

[bazeng]

hey guys

just wanted to see if anybody else is breaking driveshafts like i am
its annoying and painfully expensive..

this is the second front driveshaft that i have snapped....

first was the front left, and now the front right...

the first one took off the splines, the second, its busted inside the cvjoint..
all from normal turns on the street...

anybody know of any upgrades?

currently the car is only in fwd and has front kaaz lsd...
and both breaks were made just taking off normally...

maybe its the clutch?
anybody with heavy clutches breaking stuff???
jstyle? dre? matt??? evo boys??

 

[tharaka]

could it be the combination of the LSD and spool centre?

 

[JSTYLE]

could it be the combination of the LSD and spool centre?

that is my thoughts.. an LSD in the front is just asking for trouble.

Jon

 

[GSRSOL]

I saw fidanza driveshafts somewhere online......... supposed to be heaps stronger.

but you shouldnt be breaking standard ones on a normal take-off..... :?

 

[matress]

lsd's/lockers put a lot more stress on the driveshafts so maybe that's why, but on normal take offs? that sounds strange.
i havent broken anything yet (touch wood)
slowboyracing has some driveshafts for our cars on the online shop now. fidanza ones and "the driveshaft shop" ones i think.

 

[VR-4-PLAY]

mmmm, perhaps when u are doin tight/slow turns, instead of the wheel slipping and chirping away its just loading up/flexing the driveshafts, ultimately causing them to break?

 

[matress]

http://www.slowboyracing.com/shop.php?cat=2666&

 

[gsrevo3]

mine died on sat last week!! cant get one anywhere that has lsd

 

[BobWrinkle]

could it have something to do with wrong size drivesafts for the lsd like in the other thread on driveshafts?

 

[gsrevo3]

i think so hehe

 

[bazeng]

nah, im breaking mine on the outer part of the driveshafts, not in the gearbox

the break inside the cv joints (all the bearings and stuff just shatter)
also the splines just shred...

ill give my other rebuilt shafts a shot, see how long they last...

 

[tharaka]

have you got enough driveshafts left to keep breaking them though?

 

[CLuTZ]

Im sure he has a couple up his sleave :wink: :wink: :wink:


I've only broken 2x RR, the last one I got was brand new from AFAS, at a reasonable price.

 

[bazeng]

i've got 3 more pairs to go through...

fingers crossed they hold up..
i just wont drive my car on the street as much... weekend warrior from now on..

 

[djcharliek]

I've never had drive shaft problems Baz. Even with a couple of launches here and there.

 

[Skuz]

how low do you have the car sitting baz? it could be the ride height so low that it makes the cv completely horizoltal.

SKUZ

 

[bazeng]

the car is quite high, almost stock height...