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Originally Posted by JDM4E
One question I always had about these pieces - does this compromise safety at head-on crash? Our car has 2-piece shaft with a joint, and IIRC this joint is designed as a point of failure during crash, so the engine can slide "under the cabin".
My concerns are about road-use since this will be super strong piece.
Thanks.
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How would the joint (which is supported and bolted to the body) be a point of failure that would allow the engine to drop?
One other thing to keep in mind is that a carbon driveshaft probably isn't as strong to longitudinal force as you might think. They're designed to take rotational force, not force along the length.