Budget 1-pc Aluminum Driveshaft?

[dirtyd88]

This is more a less just a thought, no real plans to carry it out.

We all know that 1-pc driveshafts are a hot commodity for our cars. Shaftmasters and DSS makes quality products. However, I got to thinking if it was budget friendly to make your own DS. 10th generation F-150s came with 4" (iirc) 1-pc aluminum shafts from the factory. I would imagine if they are suitable for a Lightning, they should be fine at average (stock to 650-700) hp levels strength wise. Only thing uncertain on my part is spinning them north of 7k RPM, when those trucks only went 6k-6.5k.

Would it be cost effective at all to cut one of those down to the required length to use in our cars?

 

[draxxus131]

As long as it is balanced properly after re-welding both the ends to different specs, then ya I would say it is alright.

On second thought, the arithmetic involved plus the welding and having to put a new CV joint and yoke on it. It may actually end up being close to an aftermarket driveshaft.

 

[dirtyd88]

As long as it is balanced properly after re-welding both the ends to different specs, then ya I would say it is alright.

On second thought, the arithmetic involved plus the welding and having to put a new CV joint and yoke on it. It may actually end up being close to an aftermarket driveshaft.

That's kind of what I was thinking. The amount of work needed to be done sans welding, unless you can weld it yourself, are probably the kill point on the idea.