Out with the old, in with the new...
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Out with the old, in with the new...
Had a custom drive shaft put in from Wenco Yesterday. Thanks Eric (1slowz71) for showing me this place. The old drive shaft was rubbing on a cross member under the bed of the truck after I did my 2/4 drop a year ago. I didn't realize how bad it had gotten. Tundra aluminum drive shafts are not that thick and i had at least a 1/8" grove.
The new drive shaft is made of steel and has a smaller diameter but is slightly thicker.
Acceleration off the line seems a little better but it could just be in my head. Any one know if this will help/hurt performance or will it be the same?
The new drive shaft is made of steel and has a smaller diameter but is slightly thicker.
Acceleration off the line seems a little better but it could just be in my head. Any one know if this will help/hurt performance or will it be the same?
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Damn!!!! You almost lost that thing! Im not sure if it would make much of a difference. I know a lighter drive shaft works similar to lighter wheels in the way of rotational mass but I have never looked into it much or ridden before and after a major change. I would almost be tempted to cut it open just to see how much material you actually had left.
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Yeah I guess the bigger the diameter the thinner the wall can be. That's why Toyota uses 5" diameter aluminum tubing. The guy at wenco said I was about 1-2 good hits from snapping that sucker. It also had a slight wobble on the freeway that caused a little vibration.
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Yeah man, it was actually a little less than what they quoted me. $357.58 out the door, install included. I can only imagine how much Toyota would have charged me.
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Is the place you had it done in LA or further south? I'm going to start looking at getting a new driveshaft and a tune, as well as a couple bolt-on if I can swing it. Less than $400 for a tough new driveshaft (installed!) doesn't sound bad at all, especially if it lets me ditch the speed limiter and really get into the throttle
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yeah, true. Whats funny is TRD sells a drop kit too. I wonder how their kit differs from the McGaughys kit. I would imagine that it would have the same problem hitting the cross member.
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