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Stock driveshaft weight, and the benefits of aluminum

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Old 03-06-2011, 10:42 PM
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NYC winter salt ruins anything underneath the car real quick.
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Old 03-07-2011, 12:01 AM
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I bought my miata with a bad driveshaft u-joint (rear one). 1990 with 133k miles and a broken odometer, according to the title apparently it was 133k on the odometer 2 years ago too though, good thing I'm really only keeping the body and subframes...
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I have a 1.6 shaft here with a bad rear u-joint. They can be serviced if you sift m.net for the ujoint part number.

Aluminum shafts will help the tailshaft bearings and pinion bearings last longer.
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Old 03-07-2011, 02:37 AM
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The front U-joint on my 97 imploded and took out the tail housing on the tranny. This was a week after I bought it. 170K+ miles
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http://www.rockforddriveline.com/Sta...structions.htm

They also sell the replacement U-Joint
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