Monaro Driveshafts

[VinceM]

So it turns out that the driveshafts on my Monaro are not lnog for this world, so replacements are needed. What are my options - my limited research has led me to this:

1. Replacements from Rock Auto - cheap but postage is high and unknown quality - anyone used the one sold here?
2. Pedders - known quality - current favorite option
3. Uprated ones - not really nevessary? And also expensive. I already have a set but they need new CV joints and these are expensive, so never pursued this. In fact did try to sell them but got no takers.
4. Any other option?

Cheers

[vxkev]

So it was the shafts then. still better than the diff Not sure if they are but take a look at the 3.2 omega ones as they might be the same and easier to find, they look very similar from memory I will get my measure out and take a look to see if they are as I still have mine and can compare them to the monaro

[jameshsv]

Option.2

[VinceM]

vxkev said:

So it was the shafts then. still better than the diff Not sure if they are but take a look at the 3.2 omega ones as they might be the same and easier to find, they look very similar from memory I will get my measure out and take a look to see if they are as I still have mine and can compare them to the monaro

Almost certainly, but the prop centre bearing is also on it's way out too so could be either, but more than likely the n/s driveshaft. Will get them changed but if that doesn't cure it then it's new diff time

[Granby]

jameshsv said:

Option.2

What he said, when i had the supercharger fitted i also had uprated driveshafts but in less than a year the CV's were shot, Monkfish replaced them with pedders driveshafts and had no problems with them at all with over 600bhp and maybe doing a burnout or two

[vxkev]

Got my centre bearing from picador it was £5 cheaper than MF including postage

[MyM8V8]

Fit a set of anti hop units. i.e one side is thicker than the other.

Drive Shaft Shop (US) has them.

[Janosh]

MyM8V8 said:

Fit a set of anti hop units. i.e one side is thicker than the other.

Drive Shaft Shop (US) has them.

If you went for option 3, what drive shafts do you currently have?

I was faced with the same decision a few months ago, new pedders shafts or CV joints for my (as)new G-Force shafts. G-Force CV joints essentially render the half shafts useless (the clunking is just horrible) but with the some Monkfish sourced GKN CV joints you end up with a very strong & anti-hop set up.

The CV joints alone were a few quid more than a set of pedders shafts, but I've probably ended up with the best possible setup (without spending silly money).

[VinceM]

I've got a set of anti hop axles but the cv joints are not up to much and I've struggled to obtain replacements and from the driveshaft shop they are ridiculously expensive.

[Granby]

VinceM said:

I've got a set of anti hop axles but the cv joints are not up to much and I've struggled to obtain replacements and from the driveshaft shop they are ridiculously expensive.

Think mine were from the driveshaft shop and Monkfish couldn't find any better replacement CV's, even though the pedders ones arn't anti hop they were a lot better than standard driveshafts

[Sohlman]

Just recently replaced my drive shafts at monkfish for the pedders mentioned.

I am very pleased. I was getting a fair amount of backlash through the transmission and the drive shafts have cured it. So. Can recommend.

Car is a 5.7 vxr

[MadMaxHSV]

What's the deal with the Pedders shafts? Any stronger or just aftermarket replacement.

[MyM8V8]

MadMaxHSV said:

What's the deal with the Pedders shafts? Any stronger or just aftermarket replacement.

If you are dropping the clutch on a 1/4 mile launch, from CrestRacing's experience, no.

I have used the BMR shaft with a standard LS2 shaft and that does the business. (For the above at least).

[Monaro5.7]

I had a shaft on its way out so i managed to get an old shaft and sent it to be reconed as it something like VW ends on the shafts. I then fitted that one and took the other one off and had it reconned aswell.

So ow i have a shaft in my shed doing nothing.

[TonyTwoTribes]

Monaro5.7 said:

I had a shaft on its way out so i managed to get an old shaft and sent it to be reconed as it something like VW ends on the shafts. I then fitted that one and took the other one off and had it reconned aswell.

So ow i have a shaft in my shed doing nothing.

Well looking at the conversations in the low mileage Monaro thread you could always polish it and hope it will go up in value............