Where are the aluminum driveshafts? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

post_break · 02-22-2013, 12:50 PM

Seriously, there is one driveshaft for this car, an overpriced carbon fiber shaft. Is there a company making a light weight aluminum one? Has anyone posted that they are doing the R&D?

NomoreNA · 02-22-2013, 01:18 PM

DSS has already started making parts for our platform Im sure a driveshaft is on their list.

Calum · 02-22-2013, 01:37 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25969

NemeGuero · 02-22-2013, 01:37 PM

http://shaftmasters.com/ [SFW]

They made me one a few years back for a sweet price.
It will probably take some leg work to figure out length/flange/spline but depends on how bad you want it.

post_break · 02-22-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NemeGuero

http://shaftmasters.com/ [SFW]

They made me one a few years back for a sweet price.
It will probably take some leg work to figure out length/flange/spline but depends on how bad you want it.

I've got one of theirs on my mustang.

Captain Snooze · 02-22-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by post_break

Seriously, there is one driveshaft for this car, an overpriced carbon fiber shaft.

Over priced? Mmmmm... not sure about that.

post_break · 02-22-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Over priced? Mmmmm... not sure about that.

What is it, $1000 for the carbon shaft for our car? For my mustang I could get a carbon shaft that was around $850 and it was probably a third longer.

dabocx · 02-22-2013, 05:19 PM

And im sure the market for mustangs is quite a bit deal larger as well.

Still 1k is not a bad price and if you want it that bad its the only option right now.

Black Tire · 02-22-2013, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by post_break

Seriously, there is one driveshaft for this car, an overpriced carbon fiber shaft. Is there a company making a light weight aluminum one? Has anyone posted that they are doing the R&D?

Try this:

http://www.frsmod.com/collections/fr...r-s-subaru-brz

post_break · 02-22-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Tire

Try this:

http://www.frsmod.com/collections/fr...r-s-subaru-brz

Thank you!

industrial · 02-22-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Tire

Try this:

http://www.frsmod.com/collections/fr...r-s-subaru-brz

Wow I wasn't even aware this was available for purchase. Didn't this have some clearance issues?

Pete · 02-22-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dabocx

And im sure the market for mustangs is quite a bit deal larger as well.

Still 1k is not a bad price and if you want it that bad its the only option right now.

I agree the options are limited right now, and not just for CF driveshafts compared to mustangs. The size of the aftermarket parts selection for mustangs or miatas or any platform that has been around for a while is many times what is available for the FR-S. Mustangs have been around a few minutes more than the gt86.

I hope that this platform spreads to as many different cars as it looks like it's going to, then the size of the market shouldn't be a problem for long. I think that's why so many aftermarket companies got involved so quickly with our little car.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/next-bmw...t86-roots.html

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/2/1...MW-Z4-7712941/

Captain Insano · 02-22-2013, 11:20 PM

Ok... at that price I now officially want an aluminum DS released for the AT cars.

mad_sb · 02-23-2013, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Tire

Try this:

http://www.frsmod.com/collections/fr...r-s-subaru-brz

dang, at that price i might pick one up before wheels and tires

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02-22-2013, 01:18 PM	#2
NomoreNA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Raven FRS Location: GA Posts: 149 Thanks: 17 Thanked 68 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	DSS has already started making parts for our platform Im sure a driveshaft is on their list.

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Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,868 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25969

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NemeGuero Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 459 Thanks: 42 Thanked 122 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://shaftmasters.com/ [SFW] They made me one a few years back for a sweet price. It will probably take some leg work to figure out length/flange/spline but depends on how bad you want it.

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dabocx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: United States Posts: 1,267 Thanks: 564 Thanked 261 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And im sure the market for mustangs is quite a bit deal larger as well. Still 1k is not a bad price and if you want it that bad its the only option right now.

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Captain Insano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2014 Jeep Wrangler RubiconX Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,282 Thanks: 110 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok... at that price I now officially want an aluminum DS released for the AT cars.

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