aluminum vs steel driveshaft

**silverz28camaro** · 06-11-2007, 06:59 PM

i just got my 3.73 12 bolt in and love it over my 2.73 gears,

now, i still have the stock steel shaft in the car and with the weight and speed it is traveling im sure it is draining some power,and from what i have heard the aluminum is alot lighter and stronger, soooo.........shouldn't i get one? i dont think it will make a whole lot of difference off the line but 60mph and up it should help with those gears....

anyone else do this before?

**INMY01TA** · 06-11-2007, 07:30 PM

I did just the opposite. Aluminum stronger? Hah!

Being as you're an automatic you'd prolly be safe with the aluminum one. I don't think it made any difference performance wise tho.

**silverz28camaro** · 06-11-2007, 07:41 PM

i be darned, i just got done reading an article in carcraft about aftermarket aluminum driveshafts and they were talking pretty highly of them, AND how did you do that

was it slicks, 4000 rpm launch and what rear end gears?

**INMY01TA** · 06-11-2007, 07:46 PM

4,500-5,000rpm launches on ET Streets w/4:11 gears with a Mcleod kevlar clutch. Aftermarket aluminum driveshafts will be stronger than a stock alum one.

**silverz28camaro** · 06-11-2007, 08:06 PM

what kind of numbers are you pulling 60 and quarter

**INMY01TA** · 06-11-2007, 08:46 PM

mid 1.7 60s, 12.4s@113-114

**2001NBMZ28** · 06-12-2007, 05:42 PM

After going from 2.73 to 3.42 just kept the steel.

**INMY01TA** · 06-12-2007, 10:05 PM

If you drag, steel is where it's at!

**Y2KPewterSS** · 06-14-2007, 07:27 PM

Aluminum=lighter
Steel=stronger

**slims00ls1z28** · 06-17-2007, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Y2KPewterSS

Aluminum=lighter
Steel=stronger

x2. Theres alot more I'd replace before I dumped money on a driveshaft especially if you already have the strongest of the 2 factory items.

**Ws6 Love** · 06-18-2007, 11:42 AM

u can get the pst alum driveshaft from epp.com, they have a lifetime warranty for it too.

**SteveC** · 06-18-2007, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by INMY01TA

4,500-5,000rpm launches on ET Streets w/4:11 gears with a Mcleod kevlar clutch. Aftermarket aluminum driveshafts will be stronger than a stock alum one.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner, give this man a cigar!!!!

SteveC

**silverz28camaro** · 06-22-2007, 05:17 PM

just curious on weight differences, empire sells there aluminum shaft for 300 bucks, not saying its worth the money but they also say their aluminum shaft is stronger than our stock steel