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    What do y'all think the benefit of running and aluminum driveshaft really is?
    Doing the steel driveshaft is just one of those things, do it once and forget about it. No point in worrying about doing something twice. Atleast that's how I would see it

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    Quote Originally Posted by LS3CC View Post
    What do y'all think the benefit of running and aluminum driveshaft really is?
    Doing the steel driveshaft is just one of those things, do it once and forget about it. No point in worrying about doing something twice. Atleast that's how I would see it
    Why all things that turn and transfer power must be lighter and stronger???

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    I've been considering an aftermarket DS for some time. Starting this thread was just further reasearch on the matter. I called "driveshaft specialists of texas" and had a pretty detailed conversation with them. As it turns out, my steel 3.5" 2-piece OEM driveshaft is plenty strong - that's what the driveshaft specialist of texas said anyways. I'll admit, I was thinking that because aluminum is light and fairly strong I would kill two birds with one stone - get a driveshaft which is lighter AND only one piece. In the end I discovered that it's just not necessary to buy an aftermarket DS.

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