Anyone here have one of these? Looks pretty good..... decent price..... local to me.....

http://www.shaftmasters.com/store/in...roducts_id=225

Thoughts?

 

Well I personally don't have one but I spoke w/ the guy there and he claims they are comparable to powerhouse and spydershaft but cheaper since they make them inhouse. There is a lengthy thread on 4.0 collective forums where it gets good reviews. I am considering this option myself.

 

I paid $579.99 for the Coast 4" DS, shipped.

I dunno, personally, I'd pay the extra $85 and get it from an established DS manufacturer. Just my $.02

On Shaftmasters install time for this DS... less than 1 hour?? Sorry, gotta throw up 2 flags on this one.

 

Hey Bill,
Maybe you forget that most guys that are installing these driveshafts aren't shooting a documentary at the same time like you do!!! If you put the camera down and leave out the computer download time you might get your installs done a little quicker.
Scott

 

Well, considering how quick the factory can install the p.o.s. ds, if you have everything on hand and the car on a lift, 1 hour sounds doable to me, in a perfect situation. I'd probably take a bit longer at home, no lift, no special tools, just b/c I take my sweet time working on my cars. And just b/c someone hasn't heard of a company before doesn't mean you shouldn't buy from them. Do your own research and if you like what you see, go for it. Just remember the "driveshaft failure at 70 mph" thread. That guy had problems with his from the start!! Even spydershaft has had problems with shipping shafts w/out damage!

 

Hey Tom,
I have had my eye on this mod for 2 years. Prices started at $795. Now look where we are at. It just take competition to drive the price down and we have been seeing that lately. If they do a good balance job I wouldn't be afraid of their shaft. Anyone else own one of these that can give some feedback?
Scott

 

Good point Scott!

It took me darn near 20 mins just to clean off the rear pinion flange!

It's just that when I read claims like that, I can't help from thinking that the regular Joe may be lead to believe that it's a simple, slam-dunk install. In whole, yes, there's not much to it, but installing the pinion adapter short of perfect can result in unwanted vibrations. And things like that can't be rushed.

 

the dude that posted it said the install shop he uses had this shaft installed in about 15 minutes! He claims no vibration, no problems, etc. I just thought I'd check around here to see if anyone has one.

 

It's official then... I'm .

 

Bill,
I am a toolmaker by trade and about the most **** person about installations or building something as one can get. Time is something we all have... but doing something as perfect as possible is something most have no patience for. I know where you are coming from!
Scott

 

well i wouldn't exactly consider one person with a small imperfection "having problems" and that failure thread is very misleading to those who didn't read the entire thread. that guy got totally hosed cause he had some local shop make one and they didn't even give him an aluminum shaft... it was steel.
on the internet, if it happens once it happens all the time...right?

 

Read the name of the company again

http://www.shaftmasters.com/store/in...roducts_id=225

Shaftmasters ...... mmmmm now I see why Tom wants this Mod

 

Hey Darrell, remember..... I am the true shaftmaster.....

 

Sorry Spyder, didn't mean to imply anything negative about your ds, was just making a point that even the best stuff around can have a problem. And the thread about the guys' ds failure, well, a bad driveshaft is a bad driveshaft, no matter what its made of, damage might be less with an aluminum piece. I personally think that every aftermarket ds should come with a ds safety loop included with the shaft, no matter who made it!!!

 

Not to hijack this thread but what about:

www.aemmff.com

 

it's okay. that issue was isolated and there are new QA measures to document the driveshafts at least arrived at UPS damage free.
i personally never would have left the driveshaft in the car when it obviously wasn't anywhere near right. especially a car that your going to haul your kids in. as far as the saftey loops go cars have been made for over 100years with one piece driveshafts and there really isn't a failure issue but if that company is going to continue to make and sell driveshafts maybe they really should consider including a saftey loop, helmet and an insurance policy too

 

I can't help it.....

I can't stop laughing at the name Shaftmasters.....

 

Dave, please refer to post #13 above.......

 

I have their ds in my 2005 V6, had a vibration at the 100 mph spot, new driveshaft cured the problem, nice piece, and cost what they should

 

I have the Shaftmasters on my car, installed it on Friday. Really made a difference, car accelerates much smoother and rides much smoother. No vibrations. Took a 2.5 hour drive out and 2.5 back yesterday and no problems whatsoever. I'm very pleased with it.

And it took the shop 15 minutes - I thought they found something wrong when they backed my car out! They said it takes longer if the car is lowered of course because they have to relocate the emergency brake brackets, but for a stock height car it is a simple swap.

Shaftmasters has been around for some time, this is just a new product for them. I also understand that they are the manufacturer for one of the other sellers out there - it is just that you are buying direct from them when you get their branded product.

It is definitely worth making the swap - I still can't believe how much better the car feels and only wish I could have tried it at the track yesterday to see if it is as quick as the "butt dyno" says.