How do the driveshaft safety loops for our cars work?
10-09-2002, 09:06 AM
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How do the driveshaft safety loops for our cars work? Sounds like a dumb question, but I guess I need to know where the driveshaft "usually" breaks. The loop when installed, seems way to far forward on the driveshaft to prevent any sort of "catapulting". Seems to me that if the driveshaft broke behind the loop, I would be in for the ride of my life <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
10-09-2002, 09:17 AM
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Re: How do the driveshaft safety loops for our cars work? It usually breaks closest to the engine where the tourqe is multiplied the most. Mine ripped into 3 peices about 2 inces behind the tranny. If you have a stock drive shaft, there is no way your car will polevault due to the fact that your drive shaft is aluminium, and shreds like a Coke can, and there is no way it will support the weight of the car, it will just tear away.
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10-09-2002, 10:27 AM
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Re: How do the driveshaft safety loops for our cars work? Typical break occurs shortly after the U-joint where the loop is. However you can have a second loop put on towards the rear to prevent catapulting. After breaking my driveshaft one week after installing the first loop I've added a second loop to the rear of the torque arm, Spohn offers this on his torque arm.
