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Reply #45
In the pic, you'll see that the top driveshaft has a smaller (3.5") diameter.  The top driveshaft is out of a Crown Vic.  The bottom driveshaft is out of a Ranger and is 4" in diameter.
William

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Reply #46
O.K., I stand corrected. Mine is like the top one. I'm still keeping it !!!
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Reply #47
No biggie.  You aren't the first guy who thought his shaft was bigger than it actually was.  :P
William

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Reply #48
True, but you're the first guy who ever had to show me.
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Finding An Aluminum Driveshaft

Reply #49
That's a scary thought.  :)
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Reply #50
Yes it is. Let's talk about something else now. LOL.
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Finding An Aluminum Driveshaft

Reply #51
There's no way of knowing of course, but I'd really like to know how much more torque/power a Ranger driveshaft can handle compared to a Crown Vic shaft.  I know there are guys running in the 9's with aluminum Ranger driveshafts.  That's pretty impressive.  Since I hope to set my car up so it doesn't spin at all off the line, that's piece of info is very comforting.  I won't be running in the 9's.
William

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Reply #52
I would imagine it could take a lot of torque. they hold up very well in a van, and they are not very short under there. shorten one, and it gets even stronger.
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Reply #53
That's a good point.  :)
William

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Reply #54
Please excuse me for asking, but what is wrong with the Mustang shafts?
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Reply #55
There's nothing wrong with them at all.  Their only short fall is inability to stand up to quite as much torque/power as a larger shaft (like from a Ranger, or full-sized Ford van, or truck.  In most cirspoogestances, the aluminum shafts you're talking about (3.5" diameter) will be more than strong enough to handle anything thrown at them.  If you're running big, sticky tires in a car with a lot of power though, you'd be wise to use a larger diameter shaft like the 4" ones found in the aforementioned Ford trucks.
William

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Reply #56
The guy that shortened my crown vic 3.5" drive shaft was confident that it could handle my cars weight on slicks leaving the line at 5500 rpm launch with 600 rwhp on a regular basis ( Mitchel's drive shaft service ) All they do is drive shafts and differentials
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Reply #57
IF he was correct, that's definitely good news.  That situation would put one heck of a load on a driveshaft and especially u-joints.
William

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Reply #58
The drive shaft I have out of the MKVIII my engine came from is the same size as the crown vic shaft.  :(


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