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Originally Posted by BReif61 View Post
Vash, you're a civil engineer, right? Picture the driveshaft as a bridge, with a single piece shaft being a bridge with no support under the span, whereas the two piece is a bridge with a central support. Now picture the deflection that each of those bridges would see.

That's why driveshafts are multi-pieced.
your example. that would be like a bridge that never sees any traffic load. a drive shaft sees an entirely different type of loading. my driveshaft isnt that long. not worth two extra u-joints and a squeeky mid bearing.
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