<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">After I got my frame straightened last year, I've noticed that the clearance between the ATI harmonic dampener and the front cross member and the steering rack seems tighter than what I previously had. Granted how much metal had been bent in the crash, I'm not surprised.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So, I have a question for the hive - to compensate, I plan to push the engine back a tad, maybe 1/4" or so using the "usual method" of installing a metal plate in the engine mount to frame interface. The question: in moving the engine back in small increments, will I have to "shorten" the driveshaft or is the driveshaft length (stock driveshaft and stock 4-speed TR6 transmission) already able to compensate for moving the engine back.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm not planning to go wild and make the car "mid-engined". I'm just looking to compensate for some "rearranged metal" in the front of the car. That and I also had to switch back to "stock" rubber motor mounts as opposed to the HD units that TRF used to sell. Else, if there's a source for stiffer stock-type TR6 engine mounts, I'm all ears. The softer stock units allow a LOT of motion in both axis of motion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">After two broken cranks this season and reviewing my in-car vids, it looks like I'm not abusing the self-imposed redline of 6000 except occasional hell-toe blips on downshifts (Hi Christian!!) that I need to smooth out. But I think the crank is hitting the frame while spinning and that's adding more stress to the snout of the crank.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">TIA</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bob Lang</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">339 927 4489</div></div></body></html>