Drive Shaft Issues

[Satinepink]

I'm in a bit of a dilema. I need to change my drive shaft. So far have changed to re-con drive shafts twice over the last 1.5 years. My mech mentioned that because sometimes i corner at fast speed, this damages the drive shaft. I'm considering getting brand new ones as i'm planning to keep my ride for the next 3 years. Any advise?

[Steam]

juz do it!

[Mivec9]

recon ones may have been duly overused...hence its condition really is unknown, nor its lifespan...getting new ones is worth the investment since u be keep ur ride for another 3 yrs bro

[Eugene1]

I find new ones way too expensive, was quoted $1100 excluding installation.Is it really worth it?Btw, i heard recon ones come with some sort of warranty and cost around $320.

[Mivec9]

depends ur ride and did mine around 200+

[Eugene1]

I drive an ep80.need to change my driveshaft sometime soon.

[Mivec9]

u can try sin ming autocare..at xenga engineering..think level 4 or yew tee simon for quotes..

[Eugene1]

Thanks!!

[Mivec9]

if u need the contact...let me kw...i dig it out for u

[Jchuacl]

I got new ones for 600 bucks (for ep80) back in 1999 which lasted me till I scraped the car in 2001.

 

I find new ones way too expensive, was quoted $1100 excluding installation.Is it really worth it?Btw, i heard recon ones come with some sort of warranty and cost around $320.

[Satinepink]

Thanks for all the advise guys, really appreciate it.need to do my budgeting now.

 

Btw, what about coilovers? what brands are some of you using? how much would that set me back by?

[Zyrofillica]

I'm in a bit of a dilema. I need to change my drive shaft. So far have changed to re-con drive shafts twice over the last 1.5 years. My mech mentioned that because sometimes i corner at fast speed, this damages the drive shaft. I'm considering getting brand new ones as i'm planning to keep my ride for the next 3 years. Any advise?

 

cornering fast destroys drive shafts? is this true? Omg, then my drive shaft is going to be doomed soon. Do you go gudang often to race? what exactly do u mean by sometimes? how often is sometimes and how fast is your fast? concerned with my shaft

[Eugene1]

It was 7 years back, price increased by now.

[Satinepink]

Well , my mech apparently belives so. I do not go gudang. Just the occasional random bursts and cornering on my way home on late nights. The concept of speed is relative but a good test to see if your shafts need some work would be if there are funny sounds when you turn at full-lock.

[Chiqinhan]

how ur know when to change drive shaft?

[Satinepink]

when at full-lock, you hear funny sounds.

[Yeobh]

I believe the re-con work is nothing more than cleaning out all the old grease , replaced with new ball bearings, put in new grease, new rubber boot and metal strapped the boot in place.

No machining or polishing is done on the ball joint contact surcface assemble ( such concave and convex grinding machine cost a bomb to invest ) and no over size ballbearings are being used as replacement. So the co call re-con is no where near the original drive shaft specifications in the finish assemble.

[Genie47]

Like that buy new better. But what the hell! The Starlets are really old. Might not even be around in 5yrs I think.