S14 240sx Driveshaft question
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S14 240sx Driveshaft question
I recently bought a one piece steel driveshaft shop drive shaft for my Non ABS S14, and it just about 1/2" longer then the one that is currently installed on my car, thus not allowing me to install the current one. Question is, the ABS drive shaft is 1/2" shorter then the non abs one. I know that there is an obvious length difference between the two but i was wondering if there was any physical difference.
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Re: S14 240sx Driveshaft question
Even though you don't have ABS, it sounds like you have an ABS differential. The differential on the abs models have a slightly longer flange. so the ABS driveshaft should actually be shorter.
Are you sure that is the diff that came with the car from the factory NON-ABS or maybe someone swapped a ABS VLSD in?
Same thing happened to me.
had a 1piece non abs driveshaft made and installed it with no issues.____installed a vlsd from an abs model s14---Same driveshaft was suddenly too long and made a terrible metal whining sound. Got an ABS 1 piece driveshaft and it was slightly short if I remember right..
Non abs on left----------------VLSD abs on right...notice the length on flange end?
ABS on top---------non abs on bottom.
Are you sure that is the diff that came with the car from the factory NON-ABS or maybe someone swapped a ABS VLSD in?
Same thing happened to me.
had a 1piece non abs driveshaft made and installed it with no issues.____installed a vlsd from an abs model s14---Same driveshaft was suddenly too long and made a terrible metal whining sound. Got an ABS 1 piece driveshaft and it was slightly short if I remember right..
Non abs on left----------------VLSD abs on right...notice the length on flange end?
ABS on top---------non abs on bottom.
Last edited by Odysseus Prime; 02-15-2012 at 07:50 PM.
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