good luck, i hope it works out. these alum 1 piece ds's are causing a lot of grief these days, at least for some of us.
Not to be highjacking but is the gt 500 DS and the regular DS the same?Will a gt500 DS fit on there or you have to have the 6spd trans
OK guys I have a final update.
Balanced the DS and slapped it back in with 4.10's. It seems like the 4.30's were causing the vibration. I apparently got a bad set of Motive gears.
I ended up getting a new tune and the car is running awesome N/A.
I'll be getting another Nitrous fill this week to see how she feels on the spray now.
-Narsh
Unless Steeda changed distributor's, they carry the Spydershaft.
I've been contemplating a switch to an aluminum shaft, either Steeda or Spydershaft in my 09 Bullitt. The potential for vibration in the cheaper shafts that use a pinion flange adapter has been a concern, and I felt that vibration would not be an issue with the Steeda or Spydershaft, but it looks like it could still be a problem.
SteedsSteve - changed to someone else.
I have a sypdershaft 1pc DS on my 2008 GT
My mods are:
4.30 Gears
Steeda Tri-ax
Corsa Extreme Exhaust
SLP LongTubes
SLP Catted X
Steed U/D Pulleys
Steeda Charge Motion Plates
Steeda CAI w/90mm MAF
NX Plate kit w/ 125 shot
Spydershaft 1pc Driveshaft
Steeda Sport Springs
Steed Adj Upper Control Arm
Front Tower Strut Bar
My car vibrates like crazy after 75mph and feels like the car is going to fall apart over 100mph. The noise and ride quality are absolute garbage after 75mph.
I have tried different pinion angles according to what Steeda suggests as well as Leonard racing suggests to no avail.
This weekend I am going to try and put the stock DS back in to see if it goes away or if it is related to the gears.
From what I have read on other forums, an LSD would take care of the problem because apparently Ford's design is the main issue. Yet, others have no issues. The car the DS came off of had no issues with vibrations and had a set of 4.10's on the car.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I'd hate to think I am alone on this one. I would much rather remove the driveshaft and sell it to someone with 3.73's or 4.10's than purchase an LSD for .21 of a second on the 1/4.
-Narsh
Cheaper shafts with adapters? What are you basing that assesment on?I paid 700 dollarss for a Powerhouse driveshaft with an adapter. Guess what? It hasn't vibrated in over 3 years. That aint cheap either.
The vibration issues seem to happen on driveshafts that require you to break loose that pinion yoke nut and change that flange.
Search this site (and others) for Powerhouse driveshafts and see how many of us have had issues- zero. Then go out and search on Spydershaft and tell us how many threads you find about problems? Get your facts straight please.
Why??