Driveshaft Loop

[wildcat12]

How many of you guys have a driveshaft loop? I'm thinking about adding one before running drag radials at the track. After seeing a few people have failures I figure it's a pretty cheap piece of insurance. If you've got one, I'd be interested in seeing a pic.

 

[RamonaRt]

I'm curious to know also. Been thinking of adding one aswell

 

[Kotta390]

someone needs to engineer a bolt-in driveshaft loop and make profit

 

[Booms]

bolt-in driveshaft loop....

Bolt in loop FTW!!

 

[wildcat12]

Well I spent most of the day today with a friend working on a loop. I love my 32 gal. gas tank for daily driving but it sure made the loop a pain. We ended up making it 3 pieces so it all bolts in without any welding on the truck. I even used existing holes in the frame rails so no drilling either.

Once I get it painted I'll post a couple pictures of it on the truck.

 

[Hemi450hp]

Looks great. Do you have a 6sp or 8sp? Regular cab or 4 door?

The issue is only related to the regular cab 8sp trucks, but what concerns me about a loop is that the driveshaft fails in the middle and the joint, not at the front or back when it bolts to the transmission or axle.

I almost feel that if you are wanting to protect the truck, you need to have 2 loops, 1 for the front and 1 for the rear section of the driveshaft.

I will not only be contacting DSS tomorrow to have them make an upgraded driveshaft for us, but will be looking into a dual loop setup as well.

 

[wildcat12]

Looks great. Do you have a 6sp or 8sp? Regular cab or 4 door?

The issue is only related to the regular cab 8sp trucks, but what concerns me about a loop is that the driveshaft fails in the middle and the joint, not at the front or back when it bolts to the transmission or axle.

I almost feel that if you are wanting to protect the truck, you need to have 2 loops, 1 for the front and 1 for the rear section of the driveshaft.

I will not only be contacting DSS tomorrow to have them make an upgraded driveshaft for us, but will be looking into a dual loop setup as well.

Thanks, I actually didn't see your latest post before I posted this, sucks about loosing yours on the 1st pass...

Thankfully I'm running a 4x4 crew cab so I've got a single piece steel ds. It's an 8 speed.

I would agree that it would be smart to add a rear loop. There is a nice factory crossmember back there that should make it pretty easy, I'm sure I'll end up adding one at some point.

 

[J3FF3RSON]

I will not only be contacting DSS tomorrow to have them make an upgraded driveshaft for us, but will be looking into a dual loop setup as well.

I'll purchase these if you can get them to make a set for us.

 

[Kytow]

Guess on a 6 speed ccsb 4x4 would be a good investment?


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[Hemi450hp]

The 5/6sp trucks and 4 door 8sp trucks have not had any issues with the driveshafts failing. Its never a bad thing to have a driveshaft loop installed, but I dont feel it is necessary either unless you are running your truck very hard at the track on slicks all the time, or are in an 8sp regular cab.

 

[R/T_Fire]

Looks great. Do you have a 6sp or 8sp? Regular cab or 4 door?

The issue is only related to the regular cab 8sp trucks, but what concerns me about a loop is that the driveshaft fails in the middle and the joint, not at the front or back when it bolts to the transmission or axle.

I almost feel that if you are wanting to protect the truck, you need to have 2 loops, 1 for the front and 1 for the rear section of the driveshaft.

I will not only be contacting DSS tomorrow to have them make an upgraded driveshaft for us, but will be looking into a dual loop setup as well.

Its not pretty bu bar you thought about a sleeved loop instead of just a bent pipe loop? Something like this
http://www.appliedracing.com/driveshafts-loops-and-enclosures/images/017162.JPG

There is also something like this... I have built similar units for stationaty applications on pump motors and gear heads
http://www.monstermayhem.org/forums/images/imported/2009/12/502.jpg

 

[wildcat12]

Got it painted and installed. Only thing I may do different is plate the outside of the frame rails similar to how I did the inside rather than use the washers. The frame had some deflection as the bolts were tightened up.

 

[Hemi450hp]

Great work. That looks very nice.

 

[Wild one]

Got it painted and installed. Only thing I may do different is plate the outside of the frame rails similar to how I did the inside rather than use the washers. The frame had some deflection as the bolts were tightened up.

There's probably a small market for a custom built bolt in loop,if you decide to make a few more.
It looks good.

 

[nickpohlaandp]

There's probably a small market for a custom built bolt in loop,if you decide to make a few more.
It looks good.

With the failure rate of driveshafts I'd say there's more than a small market. That looks like a sweet piece. If you could make a bunch and sell them, you could be on to something. Sell them through Moe's

 

[12vrunner]

Sorry to bring back from dead. But im interested in a bolt in driveline loop.

 

[Wild one]

Sorry to bring back from dead. But im interested in a bolt in driveline loop.

Jay Greene was working on making bolt-in loops and selling them,might be worth your time to look him up on facebook

 

[12vrunner]

Ok hell ya.