Reply to "1/2 Shaft"

AS I mentioned, for a long time, factory replacement u-joints were expensive- like over $70 each, and one normally replaced at least a pair at a time. Seems the OEM u-joints were a peculiar size. There was nothing wrong with the OEM half-shafts, but a lot of us figured the u-joint situation was only going to get worse as time went on. So LOTS of Spicer half-shafts were sold, using $15 truck u-joints. We worried about the situation- remember, if an inner u-joint breaks, the spinning halfshaft will extend and whop your transaxle case, breaking it! If an outer one lets go, the shaft extend and beat up the inner fender panel, the a-arm attach-points and the rear brakeline! All of this bad stuff has happened multiple times. My Spicers were originally painted gold while my OEMs were painted silver. Of course, anyone with a rattle-can could change that pretty quick....