[ta man]

Originally Posted by 78w72

attack you??? OK. im not "bloating it" or trying to prove a point & definitely not "attacking" you.. sorry if you interpreted my post & question that way. it was posted as a question & stating cost of a complete forged driveshaft, nothing more... your post i was replying to said "If you choose to have a shaft made, the majority of the cost is labor and ends, it makes sense to just have a whole new shaft made. With u-joints, ends, and a slip yoke, expect to pay in the $350-$500 range."

yes the link i posted was to a nodular slip yoke, i was providing that as an alternative to the fully forged stuff some are suggesting that isnt needed for the average street car.

the links you posted dont include the forged 1350 yoke & that has to be factored in the pricing of a complete shaft that is being discussed here. its over $600 shipped from strange or summit. thats all i was saying, no need to take that any other way.

done.

The OP doesn't have an average street car. Take a good look at his combo used...to me it doesn't make sense to not ante up and put a full CM driveshaft complete with CM trans input and diff yoke. Just be done with it..what is an extra 500 to 600 dollars for a bulletproof setup instead of a what if ??

[78w72]

Originally Posted by ta man

The OP doesn't have an average street car. Take a good look at his combo used...to me it doesn't make sense to not ante up and put a full CM driveshaft complete with CM trans input and diff yoke. Just be done with it..what is an extra 500 to 600 dollars for a bulletproof setup instead of a what if ??

i fully agree with that & did look at his combo, i said many times above that for that power level a stock shaft probably isnt a good idea & the ~$600 for a forged 1350 one is well worth it. or that there is a middle ground for guys with a little less extreme of street cars than yours or mine with 600lb/ft stroker motors by using a nodular iron yoke on a new DOM 3" shaft & solid joints smaller than 1350 for about half the price.

what i mentioned is that in reality many people with less power than the OP but well above stock OE power levels have & do get away with a stock shafts & yokes. i think yours & mine prove that until you have big power & regularly drag race a car at our times a stock shaft failure is pretty rare for a street car. & like you & myself did, many people dont want/need to or cant afford a $600 shaft for their street car.

same logic applies to lots of things with these cars, some ask for ideas on a mild streetable build & get people telling them they need forged rods & crank & aluminum heads with huge cams for max power to avoid the what if... just keeping it in perspective.