Driveshaft/halfshaft design
Driveshaft/halfshaft design
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General question.
Why are driveshafts/halfshafts engineered the way they are?
Say for a 100-200hp vehicle(2wd or 4wd)the driveshaft to the rear diff is ~1.5inch in diameter and hollow while the halfshafts to the front wheels of a 2wd are ~3/4 inch in diameter and solid. The larger hollow shaft has less torque load than the smaller diameter hahfshafts.
Length?,wrapup?,material?,rotational jerk(impact loads)?
Why are driveshafts/halfshafts engineered the way they are?
Say for a 100-200hp vehicle(2wd or 4wd)the driveshaft to the rear diff is ~1.5inch in diameter and hollow while the halfshafts to the front wheels of a 2wd are ~3/4 inch in diameter and solid. The larger hollow shaft has less torque load than the smaller diameter hahfshafts.
Length?,wrapup?,material?,rotational jerk(impact loads)?





RE: Driveshaft/halfshaft design
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Driveshaft/halfshaft design
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Greg Locock
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RE: Driveshaft/halfshaft design
I was hoping a guy like you would also answer the gist of the question. (;<))
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RE: Driveshaft/halfshaft design
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Greg Locock
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