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Old 07-27-2008, 02:45 AM
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broke the drive shaft in my camino. Going to replace but dont know if aluminum shafts are worth the extra cost. Where Im getting it only steel ones are covered by their twist break replacement policy. Any thoughts on this are welcome.
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Originally Posted by cherryelky305
broke the drive shaft in my camino. Going to replace but dont know if aluminum shafts are worth the extra cost. Where Im getting it only steel ones are covered by their twist break replacement policy. Any thoughts on this are welcome.
Steel is stronger then aluminum period the end. Was your driveshaft aluminum (the one that broke), i'm betting is was if its the 02 in your sig. Get a steel shaft & don't look back, hell there cheaper too.
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the one that broke was the stock el camino shaft that was cut down to size. it went when i got up to about 130 mph. bent up all my exhaust too.
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The PST 3.5" aluminum driveshafts are lighter than the steel ones, and are rated at 1000 hp and come with a liftetime guarantee.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com....html?item=541

Here is my car with the PST driveshaft.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...html?item=1469 Bob




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