eighty6gt
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If the shaft doesn't break or pole vault the car, in an event where the car gets shorter it can also make an interesting entrance into the cabin! Carbon will shatter.
If the shaft doesn't break or pole vault the car, in an event where the car gets shorter it can also make an interesting entrance into the cabin! Carbon will shatter.
I seen an episode of Mythbusters where they tried their best to get a car to pole vault by purposely breaking a drive-line, and they even had to cut a big divet into the road as a cup for the driveline to fall into, and the best they could do was get the rear of the car off the ground a few inches.
I believe that the whole "pole vaulting" from a failed drive-line came from someone's theory a long time ago that nobody ever bothered to question, And in turn have sold thousands of aftermarket drive-lines and safety loops since. I'd still agree that you'd be better off with a loop than without if a failure occured, I just don't imagine me and my car flying through the air because of it
As mentioned, not just theory. Happened to a roommate (not with a Mustang). See my previous post.
I seen an episode of Mythbusters where they tried their best to get a car to pole vault by purposely breaking a drive-line, and they even had to cut a big divet into the road as a cup for the driveline to fall into, and the best they could do was get the rear of the car off the ground a few inches.
Mythbusters busted by.........AndrewNagle...??? It is off the air because they've run out of reasonable stuff to test is what I'd guess. I buy into what they showed, over what someone's sister's, cousin's, neighbor's room-mate witnessed, who has a friend who is a member over at S197forums.Mythbusters busted !!!!
Isn't that show off the air...
I agree, and also think if there was such great potential to go pole vaulting, the manufacturers would address it easily and quickly, and you'd see safety loops on anything with a drive-line. I do believe that a clutch drop or hard launch could certainly break anything in the drive-line system, but I think it'll probably just beat the piss out of the bottom of your car in 10% of the worst case scenarios.You guys are talking like everyone should be installing driveshaft loops on their cars, regardless of usage. Do you all have driveshaft loops on your trucks? I think we're getting a little out of range here.
Mythbusters busted by.........AndrewNagle...??? It is off the air because they've run out of reasonable stuff to test is what I'd guess. I buy into what they showed, over what someone's sister's, cousin's, neighbor's room-mate witnessed, who has a friend who is a member over at S197forums.
I have a loop, but i also have a fast car. Lol
Have a 1 piece shaft at home to throw on. You guys put some blue loctite on the driveshaft bolts?