Replaced drive shaft safety hoop in my SPF

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Originally Posted by CJ428CJ

That is a definite improvment over what you initially had, but it is still a really big loop. Your driveline will still flop all over the place if a u-joint does let go. I think it would be better if you could significantly reduce the overall inside diameter. 1 or 2 inches of clearance between your driveline and the loop all the way around would be ideal.

Chris

I agree 100%, Chris. The trick is designing a solution whereby you don't have to go through the task of pulling the seats and the trans tunnel, and it remains a true bolt-on that doesn't require unbolting the driveshaft and threading it through some form of steel tube. Call me lazy!

I believe that Lowell and I are onto the same solution...a bolt-in double hoop that protects against a front or rear universal joint failure. Now that I've had a chance to study my own pics, you could knock down some of the flats on the half loops, re-drill and essentially create more of a circle than an oval. If you did this on the lower portion, you would reduce that larger gap by approx. 1" and you wouldn't lose any structural integrity with the hoop. The upper half is already about 1-2" from the top of the shaft, so you really can't do much more there.

I think I'm going to do this.

-Dean