Anyone have issues rally'ing Subarat WRX stock DriveShafts?

I'm just curious because by the time my car sees any stage miles, it'll already have about +115K miles on it, and I'm always trolling the NASIOC 'FS: Drivetrain Parts' thread and I always see the 1-piece aluminum driveshafts for really good deals, and I just wonder if i should pick one up and have one less thing to worry about on the stages, or do these *rarely* break?

so any of you ever bust one or hear of one failing of its own accord?

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2008 08:51PM by Jon Burke.

you don't want to rally on the 1-piece alloy driveshafts...

The stock shafts are fine, i've rallied on some very high KM prop shafts, and cv shafts with no problems.

friends have a 1991 Legacy Turbo, which had over 300,000km on it when they started rallying it, they rallied for 2 seasons, and then put in a Ver 4 STi motor, and have rallied on that for a season. Haven't had a problem...we do carry a spare though.

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Chris

I think i've broke 2 or 3 in about 15 rallies in an open class Subaru...If you can get them to fit run the R180 driveshafts though, they are much stronger, I think I only broke one of those...Stick with stock R180's if you can and keep a spare, you should be just fine


Edit: as with Chris my driveshafts, propshaft etc. have never been new, always off of clips we get in




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2008 07:35AM by John Vanos.

cool, money I don't have to spend....used stock driveshafts are cheap...


"you don't want to rally on the 1-piece alloy driveshafts... "

any particular reason?

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/

because it doesn't fit right..you have to beat and bang on the car to make it fit.

Why use a fancy pants alloy one when the stock will do and spares are super cheap.

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Chris

Jon, I have a one piece I'd get rid of cheap from "the driveshaft shop" if you are coming to Plan B or HDT (jan or feb) you can pick it up then. Mark

Do It Sidewayz Wrote:
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> because it doesn't fit right..you have to beat and
> bang on the car to make it fit.
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> Why use a fancy pants alloy one when the stock
> will do and spares are super cheap.
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> Chris


ah, yeah I know about the fitment issue; banging and beating on my car isn't a problem. If I can buy an upgraded part cheap, and have my stock piece for backup, that's a good plan by me. Its a good weight reduction piece AND less rotating mass.


Mark, not sure if I'm going to be at either of those rallies yet (haven't heard 100% from my driver yet), but I'll let you know. cheap is good

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/

Silly question here-semantics. Are you discussing driveshaft ( trans to diff) or halfshafts ( diff to wheel) ? Despite 25 years + selling imports auto parts, I'm afraid I'm not yet fluent in Subaru.

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Bruce Beauvais
Too many SAABs to count

trans to diff - the big one

+1 on the stocker. Get a spare or two and fuggetabout it. My car has 8 rallies and no issues.