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hi, am i right to think my ed fairmont has an aluminium tailshaft?
I went to bursons today, bought two universal joints.... $40 ... hmm he asked if it has a aluminium tailshaft.. i was like I guess so.... well, before it's too late today, can someone respond and tell me if it's aluminium or not? fanks |
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| kezz |
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nope 99% sure you dont have one, unless it has been changed
_________________ Kezz's 5sp Box Car ---> RPD enhanced with a bunch of other stuff |
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| kyro_02 |
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ok thnks, well the weird thing is.. i went back and they showed me their chart.... it says EA to EB are steel, ED to AU are aluminium.
difference between the two uni joints are: aluminium one is thinner build than the steel one... i just hope the uni joint that suppose to fit aluminium will fit mine 
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my 91 eb1 is alloy from factory but i replaced it with a steel ea2 shaft (so i could get a free LSD)
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| joolz |
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The UJ's from EB to BF are all the same with the exception of the BA-BF wagons (over size snap rings) All BF have double shot peened journals. Some alloy had stronger bearings but only on a very small build quantity. So basically they are all the same dimensions. The E series had steel driveshafts except for the XR's and V8's which are alloy.
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MAYBE A SILLY QUESTION BUT WHAT SHAFTS ARE BETTER
STEEL OR ALLOY I HAVE ONLY HERD OF ALLOY BREAKING AND OLD SCHOOL CLEVO'S WITH 400-500HP STILL RUN STEEL SHAFTS JUST ASKING AS I SWAPPED MY ALLOY FOR STEEL TO GET A FREE LSD SHOULD I SWAP BACK WHEN I DO MY NEXT DIFF?? |
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Unless you have a fully sick drag car with heaps of torque stick with alloy. Im not going into the reason why they are better than steel at higher speeds like Hwy travel. If it was cost factor Ford would be using steel shafts in the utes and wagons (BA-BF models) as alloy is more expensive. I had steel in my fairmont ghia but now alloy and its alot quieter on the Hwy.
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