What is a drive shaft spacer kit for?
12-07-2003, 09:10 AM
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probably when you are slotting the crossmember holes to bring the engine forward(for any mod that requires this), the rear drive shaft will need to be lengthened or alternately a spacer can be fitted between the transfer case output flange and the drive shaft.
By using drive shaft spacers you can continue to use standard drive shafts, which are cheaper, and easier to replace in case of problems.
By using drive shaft spacers you can continue to use standard drive shafts, which are cheaper, and easier to replace in case of problems.
12-07-2003, 09:18 AM
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actually, according to spoon and js web sites, the drive shaft spacer puts the less stress on the drive shafts when the car is extremely lowered and under intense pressures from road racing.
12-07-2003, 06:45 PM
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Actually, the J's spacers are for the output drive shafts (diff to wheels) and not the main drive shaft (engine to diff)
When the car is lowered and a camber kit is installed (and something else), these spacers will add the needed length to the output shafts. If you look around J's site, you will see the other items I am talking about.
That is how I remember my converstation with one on CompTech's Techs. He went on to say that in japan, they road race these cars far more then we do here in the states. They must have found a reason for this mod that has not shown up here.
When the car is lowered and a camber kit is installed (and something else), these spacers will add the needed length to the output shafts. If you look around J's site, you will see the other items I am talking about.
That is how I remember my converstation with one on CompTech's Techs. He went on to say that in japan, they road race these cars far more then we do here in the states. They must have found a reason for this mod that has not shown up here.
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12-07-2003, 11:16 PM
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I've mentioned it before in the past, when you lower a car, you'll need to extend the half-shafts as they stretch due to the tweaked suspension geometry of a lowered car. It's common practice in FWD as well as RWD to lengthen the axles. If someone tells you otherwise, they have no clue what they're talking about. This alleviates stress on the CV joints.