Driveshaft 101

[ZR]

[RedSN]

My OCD is asking the question: “where is best”?
We go from terrible, to bad, to ok, to better….. but where is best?
Can somebody just photoshop out the word “better” and replace it with “best”?

[Spock]

0 deg is defiantly not good, there is no rolling action to the joint & all load is always on same roller bearing.
It will also directly transmit any engine vibration to the rear axle during converter lock up
Ideal is about 1.5 to 2 deg's & having the same on both ends reduces any driveline induced vibrations
Drag racing wise.. you would want to lower the the rear axle pinion angle on a leaf spring suspension so the angles align under heavy load., ask any old F150 Lighting owner how many drive shafts they have gone through
4 link & fixed diff housings solved most of the problems

[1BAD92LX]

Honda driveshafts would also disagree with the 0 deg being “ok”
Replaced many driveshafts with really bad vibrations due to seized u joints.
Pilots, Crv’s, HRV’s any of Honda’s awd cars really, all have 0 deg driveshaft angles.

[ZR]

My OCD is asking the question: “where is best”?
We go from terrible, to bad, to ok, to better….. but where is best?
Can somebody just photoshop out the word “better” and replace it with “best”?

Top one is best option.

[redo75]

Any movement to the left or right, or is that just in politics?