Guest zfan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I destroyed a half shaft on a launch with slicks and a 3500 stall converter. I was using custom made half shaft safety loops and will tell you it was worth the work to install them. Yes as was mentioned earlier, make themm a tight fit, just enough room to get by. All the stories of damage, I had very little damage. Bent the half shaft loop to hell and back but it did it's job and still is in my garage to serve as a reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 No wheelie bars, my brother was not to keen on the idea. I think he had talked to Rip about this and might of come up with a plan, but nothing soon. We will be running at SEZ#8 just like it is presently. We wanted to give everyone a chance to out run us while the car was up in the air. ( just a little teasing ) John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripz/tru-soldier Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Giving everyone a chance is great.But theirs nothing like out running everyone on the back tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride2go Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ive never thought of putting 'halfshaft' guards in, but it seems like a good idea to keep a flailing somewhat in check when it fails... but as far as everyone is sayn, it sounds like almost all the failures in the halfshafts has been in regards to u-joints coming apart eh??? has anyone tried to make a custom/hybrid halfshaft other than the CV shafts?? like bigger u-joints and mabe a slipspline inbetween?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I converted my car to z31 cv axles with custom chromoly axles from driveshaft shop. teh weak point then became the stub shaft!!!!! This was the one and only launch on this setup. I truely believe I'd still be running this setup if i had converted to an automatic versus using a twin plate clutch and 5 speed. It was just too much shock to the drivetrain. I had changed the diff gearing to a 4.88 so that had something to do with it to but still the stub broke before the car moved an inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride2go Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 wow, thats impressive stony...i would imagine that the twin plate clutch takes a lot of 'cushion' out when dropping the hammer on the track eh? lol... im assuming that was the wheel side and were u using a r200??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Yes wheel side.... r-200 with 4.88 gearing. BTW i felt i should upgrade to disc brakes just incase this happened... im glad i did or it would have been alittle more ugly then it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 If jamie ever gets around to testing his struts the IRS woes of IRS users will be solved ( in my opinion) these struts would allow you to use a gtr, z32tt, axle and diff with minimal mods. basically mount the diff, custom length axles with the gtr CVs and your nearly bulletproof now. put an automatic in there and your done for drag anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride2go Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 thats interisting.. looks like it will get u into the 5 lug fairly easy... what about swapping brakes from gtr/z32 over to those, would that be a possibility as well??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm not going to talk too much about these as they are not my struts. BUT all it would take are some tabs or a bracket to the mount any rotor/caliper setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Here is a picture of some of our carnage. This was a prototype halftshaft. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwbull09 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Guess i should add mine even tho this is an old topic. I was on 136 near my house and i decided to race a camaro. As i cam up to my old school( western high ) it let loose even tho i won i sould have made a bet.Cuz now ive spent 70 bucks in new u-joints to find my half shaft is completly fucked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustorbust Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hey JNJ, what did the car run without the blower on it and just the 412 motor by itself no power adders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ColtGT4g63 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 does anyone have pictures of a broken halfshaft??? preferrably the earlier, u-joint style, halfshafts... thanks And all I've got is a camed LS1 with 6 spd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Wow you even busted the half shaft. I got away with breaking 3 ujoints before screwing up a shaft I have concluded that manual's are allot harder on the ujoints then an automatic. The TTT setup is really kickass and should cure allot of people problems without having to go solid rear-end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hey JNJ, what did the car run without the blower on it and just the 412 motor by itself no power adders?Better late than never, 6.51 and with alittle spray 6.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtGT4g63 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Time to raise the dead here, I rigged up some half shaft loops to protect me against future breakage. ( I hope ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 72240Z Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I broke a halfshaft on the starting line. It didn't hurt the car but I rode home in a roll back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 DAMN dude if you can get the ujoints out i would keep them... That is the first time i have ever seen the shaft itself break and not the ujount or the journals around the ujoints!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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