Broke my first driveshaft today !
02-22-2009, 07:24 PM
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Broke my first driveshaft today ! I was cruising and the road ahead had tons of potholes and while I was swerving to avoid them my rearend was bouncing like crazy then hit one big hole next thing I knew I heard a loud grinding sound. I'm not sure what caused it to break but it could have been my pinion angle, torque arm bushings weren't tight or maybe I didn't install the ds correctly. One thing I know is the lakewood safety loop saved my *** and I need another driveshaft immediately !
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02-22-2009, 07:40 PM
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is this the one you have?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
I think I'm going to get one just in case, especially since I think my ds is unbalanced and I'll probably be replacing it soon.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
I think I'm going to get one just in case, especially since I think my ds is unbalanced and I'll probably be replacing it soon.
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Update: Today I just got another driveshaft from a member on here and I also purchase some kyb shocks. I got the car in the air to see the extent of the damage cause by the pothole and looked what I found. I've determined that I had a busted shock that cause not only the driveshaft to break but my torque arm...ain't that a biotch ! Now I gotta buy another one after I just got it 3 months ago...o'well.
