driveshaft balancing???????????

bill302 · 11-26-2006, 04:17 PM

where can i get my driveshaft balanced in the etowah or surrounding county area???????????

Italian LX · 11-26-2006, 05:57 PM

There is someplace in B'ham that does it. I've never been there, but Tracy had hers done there according to this thread:

http://www.streetstangs.net/showthread.php?t=3181

Check out page 3 of the above thread. The place is called Birmingham Spring and apparently they do it for $40.

bill302 · 11-26-2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Italian LX

There is someplace in B'ham that does it. I've never been there, but Tracy had hers done there according to this thread:

http://www.streetstangs.net/showthread.php?t=3181

Check out page 3 of the above thread. The place is called Birmingham Spring and apparently they do it for $40.

thanks i'll givem a call,Birmingham Spring is the name of the place, i have an frpp aluminum driveshaft but i had to change the yolk to a 31 spline yolk and add a spacer to insert in my tko500 i think thats what threw the balance off the aluminum one has less than 1000 miles on it....

slvrbullit · 11-26-2006, 09:08 PM

I think that you will find that it is not the driveshaft. It is that you are installing a TKO in a 94 up stang. Everyone I have seen here and on stangnet have had the vibration problem including me. I got it to disipate some by shimming up the tail of the trans to the point that the trans is against the top of the trans tunnel noww and there is still a vibration.

Here is what I have tried:
drive shaft spacer - no help
new U joints - no help
Rotating the driveshaft - again no help
shimming up the tail - little help but ran out of room

Only thing that I have not tried but was told to do by D&D was to use the stock tranny mount.

Good luck with getting rid of the vibration and keep us posted.

04 Mach1 · 11-27-2006, 06:24 AM

Bill it is most likely not the drive shaft as slvrbullit has stated. If you drove the car with out a vibration then installed the tko and now have a vibration that pretty much canceles out the driveshaft.

bill302 · 11-27-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 04 Mach1

Bill it is most likely not the drive shaft as slvrbullit has stated. If you drove the car with out a vibration then installed the tko and now have a vibration that pretty much canceles out the driveshaft.

now i had to install a new yolk could that throw the balance off...

bill302 · 11-27-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by slvrbullit

I think that you will find that it is not the driveshaft. It is that you are installing a TKO in a 94 up stang. Everyone I have seen here and on stangnet have had the vibration problem including me. I got it to disipate some by shimming up the tail of the trans to the point that the trans is against the top of the trans tunnel noww and there is still a vibration.

Here is what I have tried:
drive shaft spacer - no help
new U joints - no help
Rotating the driveshaft - again no help
shimming up the tail - little help but ran out of room

Only thing that I have not tried but was told to do by D&D was to use the stock tranny mount.

Good luck with getting rid of the vibration and keep us posted.

slvrbullit at what speed do you have this vibration, i have 3.73 rear end gears and i feel a small vibration at approx 76 mph at about 2700 rpm's.is it safe to drive at these speeds its a slight vibration that cannot even be heard unless the windows are rolled up and completely quiet inside even with the heater blower on with you can't hear it?

QWKSNKE · 11-28-2006, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bill302

slvrbullit at what speed do you have this vibration, i have 3.73 rear end gears and i feel a small vibration at approx 76 mph at about 2700 rpm's.is it safe to drive at these speeds its a slight vibration that cannot even be heard unless the windows are rolled up and completely quiet inside even with the heater blower on with you can't hear it?

That's not bad then. I am pretty sure the vibration that slvrbullit is referring to is at a way lower speed than that

coupe · 11-28-2006, 07:06 AM

SLVRBULLIT's vibration is like 65...then goes away around 80. The shifter shakes too, so it's under the tunnel.

Bill302, yours almost sounds like a tire needing a balance. I would double check the tires, even if it's just on a bubble-balancer.

bill302 · 11-29-2006, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by coupe

SLVRBULLIT's vibration is like 65...then goes away around 80. The shifter shakes too, so it's under the tunnel.

Bill302, yours almost sounds like a tire needing a balance. I would double check the tires, even if it's just on a bubble-balancer.

thanks, im going to get my tires balanced i will post results see ya in a few days 04 MACH1 for a tire balance...

11-26-2006, 04:17 PM	#1
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11-26-2006, 05:57 PM	#2
Italian LX Daddy x4 ...we're done Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oxford, AL Posts: 11,551	There is someplace in B'ham that does it. I've never been there, but Tracy had hers done there according to this thread: http://www.streetstangs.net/showthread.php?t=3181 Check out page 3 of the above thread. The place is called Birmingham Spring and apparently they do it for $40. __________________ -Brian '86 Mustang GT Convertible '88 Mustang LX coupe '11 Odyssey TE '21 Insight Touring

11-26-2006, 09:08 PM	#4
slvrbullit Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: on the water Posts: 1,280	I think that you will find that it is not the driveshaft. It is that you are installing a TKO in a 94 up stang. Everyone I have seen here and on stangnet have had the vibration problem including me. I got it to disipate some by shimming up the tail of the trans to the point that the trans is against the top of the trans tunnel noww and there is still a vibration. Here is what I have tried: drive shaft spacer - no help new U joints - no help Rotating the driveshaft - again no help shimming up the tail - little help but ran out of room Only thing that I have not tried but was told to do by D&D was to use the stock tranny mount. Good luck with getting rid of the vibration and keep us posted. __________________ 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited--- too many mods to list, about to be sitting on 1 ton axles. 2000 Ford F-350 Dually Lariat LE Crew Cab Short Box 7.3 auto 168,000 miles

11-28-2006, 07:06 AM	#9
coupe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,313	SLVRBULLIT's vibration is like 65...then goes away around 80. The shifter shakes too, so it's under the tunnel. Bill302, yours almost sounds like a tire needing a balance. I would double check the tires, even if it's just on a bubble-balancer. __________________ " If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein

11-27-2006, 06:24 AM	#5
04 Mach1 Bet I red light B4U Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ANNISTON, AL Posts: 975	Bill it is most likely not the drive shaft as slvrbullit has stated. If you drove the car with out a vibration then installed the tko and now have a vibration that pretty much canceles out the driveshaft.