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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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What is a drive shaft loop?
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
A piece of metal that loops around the DS incase of breakage.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
why do you put it on?
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
Because if your front u-joint breaks and your going fast the drive shaft will grab the ground like a pole vaulter and send your rearend into the air.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
Worse yet, the driveshaft can rip through the floorboards and "attack" you.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
Attack of the Killer Driveshaft.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
It's good to have for piece of mind for street and strip use and not very expensive. I would get one just incase of the unexpected.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
Here is a pic of mine installed. Mine is part of my torque arm, but you can get the idea anyway.

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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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Re: drive shaft loop?
...and I highly recommend one with front and rear loops...when my ds broke in half on the dyno I wished I had both loops...Now I do and its good piece of mind.

--Alan
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