Driveshaft and center support bearing vibration

BillW · 12-13-2009, 11:04 PM

CRE, thanks for your reply, I looked up the other threads, interesting.
My question was if a one piece drive shaft puts more stress on the differential and transmission than a two piece drive shaft, and maybe that is why Toyota uses a two piece drive shaft.

As for aluminum versus steel, I agree that steel is much tougher than aluminum. I do not plan on adding HP to my stock motor, and the Aluminum shaft is the only stock one I saw, so I though aluminum would be tough enough for my application.
Stress on the drive train from a one piece is my main concern, but it sounds like you do not see that as a problem.

12-13-2009, 11:04 PM	#3
BillW Stock Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: East Brunswick NJ Posts: 16	CRE, thanks for your reply, I looked up the other threads, interesting. My question was if a one piece drive shaft puts more stress on the differential and transmission than a two piece drive shaft, and maybe that is why Toyota uses a two piece drive shaft. As for aluminum versus steel, I agree that steel is much tougher than aluminum. I do not plan on adding HP to my stock motor, and the Aluminum shaft is the only stock one I saw, so I though aluminum would be tough enough for my application. Stress on the drive train from a one piece is my main concern, but it sounds like you do not see that as a problem.