Driveshaft upgrade
 

Looking to upgrade my driveshaft. Don't want to have to worry about it breaking. Who makes the strongest one? Called Axle Exchange but they won't ship to Canada. I know this might not be posted in the right section. Thought I'd ask here because of the guys on here with higher HP/TQ. Truck is a 2012 4x4 with 6.2. Thanks

I got the DriveShaft Specialists drive shaft and while not putting much (HP) to it now, I can say that it fit right and has been performing well, got the 1350 upgrade too.

Bought mine from them as well. Think I paid $650 for it 4 years ago. Outstanding product. Puts up with my power and drag slicks.

Sold my stock unit to a guy in town for $300. He was happy to pay that after Ford quoted $1000.

What kinda shafts did you boys buy?

Aluminium I imagine? What size tubing etc.

The two piece is steel, you can get a 4x4 one piece in aluminum I think.

screwxtr, Where in canada do you live? Check out these folks. http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com/drive-shafts/

I want a 1 piece aluminium but not sure if the length makes that impossible. I know most guys are told that by a few places but I hate the two shaft setup.

Jetpilot had the one piece swap...it was considerably thicker.

Meangene, what did that set you back? I'm gonoing to stick with the 2 piece on mine

I'm in Alberta.

http://www.patsdriveline.com/index.p...iveshafts.html

They are in Surrey, give them a call with the shaft measurement...

are you running traction bars? I would spend money there rather than a new driveshaft which isnt needed at that power level.

I haven't been on the boards since I sold my S/C 150. I came here to try to find my old dyno sheets and stumbled across this thread.

Yes, I replaced the OEM 2-piece with a single 5" aluminum from Driveshaft Specialists of Texas (linked by MeanGene). It was a work of art. If you need pics, I can did some up.

pics and price!:drool:

I don't remember exactly, but I think it was around $6-$700.


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whats the advantage of having aluminum vs steel driveshaft?