Broken Half Shafts With An Automatic?

[chevpwr]

Has anyone broken a half shaft with an automatic yet? If so what mods/tires/HP/TQ
I have a Circle D converter on the way. I am eventually going to buy some, but I was
wondering how much time I have until I "need" them?

 

[blackbeast12]

None that I've heard of !!!

 

[ALLKHEINZ]

i could be wrong but id think the much less violent launch with an auto compared to a stick will mean the half shafts will stick around in an auto for a longer period of time...

 

[chevpwr]

i could be wrong but id think the much less violent launch with an auto compared to a stick will mean the half shafts will stick around in an auto for a longer period of time...

That's kinda what I was thinking, I guess I'll see how long they will last with a full weight vert, drag radials, and 3500rpm launches

 

[SID297]

Our GT is an auto. I'm not sure how far we'll push the stock IRS before beefing it up.

 

[14ksstang]

I'm friends with the guys over at gforce. When I talked to them about ford testing the half shafts, the basically said ford got 2-3 passes on the stock half shafts with slicks. They also said that they were basically launching at 7000 rpm in a stick car just trying to break them. Fyi- ford has yet to break a gforce half shaft lol.

 

[Need4Speed03]

Due to early tuning limitations with the auto many have not been pushed hard yet. Hopefully with tuning coming around we'll see some good results soon. I think the stock shafts could live longer with the auto for sure, but for any high HP build or FI I think they will still be a must.

 

[Gamble13GT]

I would swap them no matter what. Auto or stick. It's a good insurance policy either way.

 

[davidhuff]

With a 7,000 RPM launch you will break more than just stock halfshafts.LOL