Lets See Your Half Shafts
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Lets See Your Half Shafts
I'm rebuilding my entire rear suspension and want to clean & paint everything. (horror stories about trailing arm removal are true) 
Will the use of POR-15 on the half shafts effect their ballance?
Let's see some color combos back there!!!
Eddie
Will the use of POR-15 on the half shafts effect their ballance?
Let's see some color combos back there!!!
Eddie
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RedBad79: Lookin good. I was thinking of the same silver/black color combo. Is that POR-15??
Lotus76: I checked into rust bullit but was discouraged by the color availability...BUT... the metalic grey looks better than I thought!! Might consider that now.
Eddie
Lotus76: I checked into rust bullit but was discouraged by the color availability...BUT... the metalic grey looks better than I thought!! Might consider that now.
Eddie
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Here's mine ... cleaned, etched, silver POR15, dusted while tacky, topcoated with Krylon gold then clearcoat. The ends are Krylon semi-flat black.
Balance should not be affected, as long as you paint all the way around.
Balance should not be affected, as long as you paint all the way around.
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Obviously, you're pushing some nasty torque toward the rear drivetrain.
Are those Tom's side yokes ? ... solid crossmember mounts, HS loops,
adjust struts ...
but the smaller halfshafts !! Did you consider the 3" versions or carbon fiber ?
Is the turbo mounted to distract people from noticing you forgot to paint the halfshafts red ?
Are those Tom's side yokes ? ... solid crossmember mounts, HS loops,
adjust struts ...
but the smaller halfshafts !! Did you consider the 3" versions or carbon fiber ?
Is the turbo mounted to distract people from noticing you forgot to paint the halfshafts red ?
Originally Posted by SmokedTires
I did mine in black and red also 
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NHvette: Man...that gold/black color combo is great! Gold wouldn't work for mine though. I especially like the half shaft ends a different color than the shaft. Gonna do that 
Eddie
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Originally Posted by NHvette
Obviously, you're pushing some nasty torque toward the rear drivetrain.
Are those Tom's side yokes ? ... solid crossmember mounts, HS loops,
adjust struts ...
Are those Tom's side yokes ? ... solid crossmember mounts, HS loops,
adjust struts ...
Originally Posted by NHVette
but the smaller halfshafts !! Did you consider the 3" versions or carbon fiber ?
Originally Posted by NHVette
Is the turbo mounted to distract people from noticing you forgot to paint the halfshafts red ?
NHVette, your halfshafts turned out great!
Originally Posted by Zwede
So you want to tell us why there's a turbo back there????
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Wow - those are some good pictures of your trailer queens!! I guess I'll paint mine when they need to be replaced.
It really doesn't matter. Many of the Vette racers out here point out that the larger diameter shafts are not as strong since they have thinner walls...
I guess I'll paint mine when they need to be replaced.
but the smaller halfshafts !! Did you consider the 3" versions...?
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Here you go... everything removed, updated, sandblasted, cast color paint used, half shaft loops painted red for some bling...
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Last edited by 73jst4fun; Dec 27, 2004 at 06:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by Z-man
Wow - those are some good pictures of your trailer queens!! I guess I'll paint mine when they need to be replaced.
It really doesn't matter. Many of the Vette racers out here point out that the larger diameter shafts are not as strong since they have thinner walls...
I guess I'll paint mine when they need to be replaced.It really doesn't matter. Many of the Vette racers out here point out that the larger diameter shafts are not as strong since they have thinner walls...
Well, I was only half-joking. Like Mike said - they haven't broke - yet.
It wouldn't matter on my L48, but I had a 75 set and a 70 set.
I guess I should have spent the time cleaning up the older set. Oh well.
Maybe when I go BB someday.
Now that I think about it, don't the Ujoints usually (maybe always) break first ?
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Originally Posted by EVIL_GRIM
how did you get your leaf spring so parallel to the ground? mine kinda bows on either end towards the ground...