Just being curious here, thought for sure my passenger side would be the first to go...but nope, driver side beat it to the punch.
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Any rhyme or reason to which halfshaft breaks first?
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Passenger side here. I think mainly because i had a fat passenger!
Usually it will be a failure to the passenger side first on the majority of half shafts. This due to the way the vehicle torques to the right and squats. Thus back and to the right and unloads the right rear tire first and causes wheel hop and then kaboom.
I'm goin out on a limb here and say maybe that's the result of dumping the clutch at 4k on slicks lol
Mine have held up to a bunch of abuse...threw another stocker in there and will be back at the track next week.
Just kinda wanted to see what everyone else was seeing, just seemed odd to me to break the driver side first.
Just kinda wanted to see what everyone else was seeing, just seemed odd to me to break the driver side first.
I have broken 2 halfshafts, both on the driver's side. Close friend has also broken one, his was also on the driver's side.
I'm going out on a limb here and say that the actual torque load goes on to the passenger side and unloads from the drivers side. I believe the right rear is where people mount that air bag that is supposed to improve drag launches.
Traction conditions can and will vary and which ever side hops first is most likely going to be the axle that snaps.
I believe it is the drivers side that unloads from the torque twist and is the most frequent hop victim.
Over quite a few years of observing these threads the trend appears to me to be drivers side carnage is more prevalent.
It will be interesting to see how the count ends up in this thread.
Traction conditions can and will vary and which ever side hops first is most likely going to be the axle that snaps.
I believe it is the drivers side that unloads from the torque twist and is the most frequent hop victim.
Over quite a few years of observing these threads the trend appears to me to be drivers side carnage is more prevalent.
It will be interesting to see how the count ends up in this thread.
Driver's side. It didn't hop, it just broke. The outer CV on the passenger side had some play in it, but it didn't snap the splines in half like the driver's side.
Drivers side here...on the inner part of the HS
Driver side here! busted in 2nd gear at the track.
Busted 2 driver side halfshafts on track launches,one inner one outer....and one passenger side shaft on the 1-2 shift on the street:shrug:
You are correct about the twist but it loads not unloads the right rear making loss of traction and hop less likely. The left side appears to me to be the unloaded side.
Would have been interesting.
Current carnage count:(*drag racing side effect)
Drivers side:-------Passenger side
-------( 10 )-------------( 3 )
*I have not seen anyone do this at an HPDE/Open Track event yet.
Though I have seen plenty off in the grass or in the pits with hood up spewing coolant all over :nonono:.:-D
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If there's a Poll there should be an option for breaking both at the same time, thats what I did 2 years ago. I launched about 23-2400rpms and snapped them both off!
Here's a link to the carnage...
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/terminator-talk-229/682551-halfshaft-s-carnage-pics-inside.html
Here's a link to the carnage...
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/terminator-talk-229/682551-halfshaft-s-carnage-pics-inside.html
I must have a factory freak.
My car has been raced for 7 years hard launching on slicks and spray running mid 10s with 1.5x 60' times.
All on the original factory half shafts.
I had 2 spares in the garage just in case of breakage but it never happened.
Luckily!
My car has been raced for 7 years hard launching on slicks and spray running mid 10s with 1.5x 60' times.
All on the original factory half shafts.
I had 2 spares in the garage just in case of breakage but it never happened.
Luckily!
Driver mod FTW!!:rockon::beer:
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