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Replace driveshaft
If a person where to remove there stock driveshaft and replace it with a lighter weight driveshaft, what benefits would the driver notice?
 
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my guess would be for vibration and stength
 
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doubt it. prolly ont notice anything
 
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i figured less vibration, a little get up an go
 
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There will be less rotating mass, probably not enough to notice anything
 
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Isn't your driveshaft aluminum?? If so, don't worry about it.
 
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i don't know, but i'm feeling a vibration(in the gear shifter) when i accelerate around 60-85 mph. i figure i may have bent it a little when i bottomed out on a crest of a hill
 
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Go have it balanced then.
 
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