Ls1 driveshaft
Here's mine twisted in half last year at the shootout. This was on Nitto DR's and only 3K RPM. I say keep the steel one or go aftermarket. I've got a Strange chromoly DS now. I believe it was around $399.
And the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCxJM...e=channel_page
And the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCxJM...e=channel_page
LS1 D/S will work for most street cars. Transmission or year doesn't matter Any serious track use at all, it should be considere to be replaced. BUT one thing that people forget is suspension, tire, and RPM of the launch.
If the car is an auto with a street tire, I would not at all worry.
My car got a 3" Denny's Steel D/S and works great. The Car picks up wheels.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/eastern-m...ay-new-pb.html (vid inside)
This kind of racing would shred that stock LS1 DS.
If the car is an auto with a street tire, I would not at all worry.
My car got a 3" Denny's Steel D/S and works great. The Car picks up wheels.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/eastern-m...ay-new-pb.html (vid inside)
This kind of racing would shred that stock LS1 DS.
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I got mine to puck up both the front tires without a problem on the LS1 DS..this was back when it was an Auto. I blew the 10-bolt to **** with that DS too..lol
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
I got mine to puck up both the front tires without a problem on the LS1 DS..this was back when it was an Auto. I blew the 10-bolt to **** with that DS too..lol
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
I got mine to puck up both the front tires without a problem on the LS1 DS..this was back when it was an Auto. I blew the 10-bolt to **** with that DS too..lol
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
I had a 3600 Stall and 3.73 Gears, consistant 1.56-1.58 60ft times. I was using MT ET Street DR's, 275/50R15.
I guess some of us have luck and some dont.
Now with the T56 in the Car I see it shredding easily..
It's not called luck it's called "just-a-matter-of-time".
Being an auto is the only reason you got as far as you did on it IMO.
Through an M6 with Nitto DR's, and some suspension work, I'm yet to destroy mine. And I've gone to the track 4 times in the past month and a half. I'll probably take another trip in about 2 weeks once the 3.90's are in, and I put my new TB on. Hopefully the 1.7RR's will be put in by then too.
I woudnt waste your money on the rebalance... I wasted 140 on mine new ujoints aswell and was in the same position they said it was good to go and had the same vibration. ls1 ds fixed the problem
My car used to have the shakes at higher speeds, so at some point I'm going to get a new driveshaft. I was considering the Lingenfelter shaft, but I looked the other day and they were 500 bucks. They've either gone up quite a bit, or I just don't remember how much they cost.
I picked up a Lingenfelter shaft several years ago, when they were having a sale...$300, IIRC. However, I also took my stock steel shaft ('96 Z-28, A4) to the local d'shaft shop prior to that, and had the u-joints replaced, and rebalanced. Bottom line, no vibration in either shaft, so if for no other reason than having a "trick" d'shaft to look at when the car is on the "grease rack", I could have saved myself $300.....
On the other hand, I don't race the car, except for an occasional 50-110 MPH "blast" on the expressway, when there's no other traffic around, and sadly, that isn't too often.
For a lightly modified car the LS1 DS is ok. Cuts the vibratiion out. but for brute strength...No, I run a Dennys chrome moly shaft but then again I run 138 mph in the 1/4 with 612lbs of torque
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I picked up a Lingenfelter shaft several years ago, when they were having a sale...$300, IIRC. However, I also took my stock steel shaft ('96 Z-28, A4) to the local d'shaft shop prior to that, and had the u-joints replaced, and rebalanced. Bottom line, no vibration in either shaft, so if for no other reason than having a "trick" d'shaft to look at when the car is on the "grease rack", I could have saved myself $300.....
On the other hand, I don't race the car, except for an occasional 50-110 MPH "blast" on the expressway, when there's no other traffic around, and sadly, that isn't too often.
On the other hand, I don't race the car, except for an occasional 50-110 MPH "blast" on the expressway, when there's no other traffic around, and sadly, that isn't too often.
I sent an email to LPE yesterday inquiring as to whether they ever runs sales on those driveshafts. They responded within 30 minutes and said they don't produce enough of them anymore to offer special pricing. My car is on jack stands, and will probably never see the track, or be heavily modified, but I would like to replace the driveshaft with something lighter as opposed to balancing the stocker.