Uprated drive shafts.

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 10:36

Has anybody bothered? See they do them for the ST.

**deathrider311271** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 11:00

had some made for my Escort cosworth they werent cheap tho at £1500 each and as you know these cars have 4 of the things lol

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 13:00

Seen them for about £750 a pair (£1000 for hollow) and they can do slightly lengthened for safer use of coilovers.

**partsforvolvos.com** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 14:55

my answer to your question, is no I haven't seen any but yes I think you should if achieving reasonable power increase.
I get asked for new driveshafts all the time, they are a definite weak point on Volvos.
normally the right side inner goes, because it is longer.

**inde_house** · Monday 13th January 2014, 20:57

On a slightly related topic. How do u know when the drive shaft is on its way out. I got an annoying sqweek that develops at 30mph. and seems to go away at 50

**graemewelch** · Monday 13th January 2014, 21:00

Originally Posted by inde_house

On a slightly related topic. How do u know when the drive shaft is on its way out. I got an annoying sqweek that develops at 30mph. and seems to go away at 50

viabration through the wheel and clicking on full lock or some of the symptoms.

**inde_house** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 16:03

Well it don't do that yet. Pedal to the metal it is.

**Wobbly Dave** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 16:28

I would have thought that the drive shafts were sacrificial? Risk is if you make them stronger then possibly you might break something else further up the drive train? Just a thought.

**graemewelch** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 16:32

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

I would have thought that the drive shafts were sacrificial? Risk is if you make them stronger then possibly you might break something else further up the drive train? Just a thought.

i was thinking the same as you dave. neal was lucky that his shaft broke. could easily of been his gearbox

**deathrider311271** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 19:41

The price for 1 new ME7 driveshaft is nearly £300, too replace the gearbox with a good second hand unit £250 fitted. Too me its a no brainer, uprated shafts it would have too be

**Wobbly Dave** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 20:19

Not if you've fitted a quaife or gripper. Anyway what's with all the extra O's?

**t5 pete** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 20:47

I personally cannot see the need to uprate them there is plenty of people pushing good power through them the only thing ive ever had that's failed is the outer cv joint and it just a case to replace that and not the drive shaft.

**t5 pete** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 20:48

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

Not if you've fitted a quaife or gripper. Anyway what's with all the extra O's?

Yep ide rather a shaft fail and not a 1k diff

**deathrider311271** · Tuesday 14th January 2014, 21:27

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

Not if you've fitted a quaife or gripper. Anyway what's with all the extra O's?

i havent got a diff fitted yet so that doesnt count lol, as for the extra 'o's havent got a clue lol

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