Aluminum Driveshaft
 

Thinking about installing a one piece aluminum driveshaft. Looking for some feed back, pros + cons. Wondering if they gets rid of some of the clunkiness in the driveline?

I'm running a 4" aluminum one piece driveshaft in my '07. It made a big difference. The car is much smoother and vibe free on the highway now. I weighed both 'shafts when I put it in, and the difference was just shy of 10lbs. Here's where I got mine...
http://shaftmasters.com/mustang-alum...iveshafts.html

My buddy spares no expense and with his he has driveline shake

^^^ this is common. Exactly why I haven't upgraded mine - don't want the hassle.

I must be lucky. I actually lost a lot of shake when I changed mine over.

That's the problem I have with this, some guys like them, others have issues with them. From the little research I've done looks like Dynotech is the one to go with, If I do get one.

Smart to do your homework, but you'll find pros and cons no matter what. If you think it's a smart place to spend your money, go for it.

to me the shake would be so frustrating

Yea. I know how toy feel. It's an upgrade I've debated for quite some time myself. In the end I'll probably give it a try. I definetly won't be throwing out the old drive shaft for quite some time just in case.

I had a Ford Racing aluminum driveshaft on my 89 LX and it worked fine but I have heard of some issues with the 05 up cars.

What is the attraction to this upgrade? What do you gain from it? Just asking because I don't know anything about them. Is there anything wrong with the stock ones?

The stocker is a 2 piece shaft and weighs quite a bit more, more rotational mass. If your going with lots of power upgrades they are rated for more power as well.

Also found this for you new v6 owners! Upgrade before you take the speed limiter off!

Found this as well.

http://v6mustangperformance.com/news...haft-failures/

The reason I was thinking about changing it was that I have heard it gets rid off some of the clunking in the driveline with a manual trans. The weight savings & rotational mass, I really don't care about.

when it went I actually jumped lol

I've been hearing about these v6 shafts blowing apart. Not good.

Ah yes, the clunk... The driveshaft helped with that (quite a bit actually), but it is still there. There are also "anti-clunk" washers/shims available for the front bolt of the upper control arm, but I found that made little to no difference.
If you do consider the shaftmasters unit, there is a space for a coupon code in their checkout. Until the end of the month, entering "SANTASHAFT" in this space will net you $50 off the price.

nice savings^^^^