[Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??

[Jeff Mohler]

It depends how much ninja skills the welder has.

My fabricator can weld a cut coke can back together..sick stuff.  Takes
about an hour to do it too.



On 3/20/07, Jim Jobe <jjobe2 at supratech.org> wrote:
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> With something as critical as a driveshaft, I would be very
> upset about having one extended 2".  Especially when it was
> likely built for an auto and should have been swapped.
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> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 05:26:01AM -0700, Rockey Fox wrote:
> > The one thing I remember about dealing with JAWS during that issue was
> their attitude that it was my fault it wasn't the correct length, even
> though I ordered specifically for my 91T 5-spd (original equipment
> drivetrain) then they turned around and modified the original unit that I
> returned which they had told me would be replaced with a new one that was to
> have been shipped immediately upon receipt of the incorrect unit.
> > I would have been OK with it had they negotiated that up front instead
> of lying, delaying and blaming me for the mistake.
> > On the plus side I have had no issues with the unit since it was
> installed...
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
> > To: Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "Walker, Brian1 (Rich. Dist)" <Brian.Walker2 at vdot.virginia.gov>;
> supras at supras.com
> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:46:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??
> >
> > IIRC the difference tween auto and 5spd is two inches, so..they just got
> the wrong tranny measurement for you..
> >
> > 40 -vs- 42 from yoke to yoke comes to mind.
> >
> > On 3/19/07,
> > Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I put in a 1 piece steel JAWS unit last year during the rebuild in hopes
> of losing some of the high speed vibration and less hassle to install. I
> ordered the 5 speed unit and it showed up a couple of inhes short. Sent the
> shaft back with accurate length measurement of my stock 2 piece unit and
> they spliced a piece in to make it longer, took about a week to turn it
> around. If you buy one make sure you know the desired length....
> >
> > Rockey 91T
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "Walker, Brian1 (Rich. Dist)" <Brian.Walker2 at VDOT.Virginia.gov>
> > To:
> > supras at supras.com
> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:40:45 PM
> > Subject: [Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with the 1 piece driveshafts available for
> the mk3? I've seen the 'Jaws Gear' shaft and the 'Driveshaft Shop' both
> offered in Steel and Al. I had read a while back that a problem with an Al.
> driveshaft is that it does not dampen vibration as well as a stock shaft.
> (I'm guessing this is because the stocker's rear section is 2 piece with
> rubber isolation) Can anyone confirm whether a 1 piece steel shaft dampens
> any better than an Al. one? I realize a carbon shaft would dampen better
> than both but I don't have the funds to go with that option.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
> >
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