[Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts

[WSpohn4 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/25/2007 9:27:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
doddk at mossmotors.com writes:

When  making a driveshaft, the manufacturer will want the static length,
with  suspension on the ground, then will add some fudge factor to ensure
the  splines will be safely seated at full suspension extension, yet
there is  still a bit of clearance at rest.
  
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Another caveat, Kelvin.
 
In some cars, especially if you have been playing around with  ride height, 
the distance between flanges with the suspension at normal ride  height will 
NOT be the shortest, i.e. fully compressed length.
 
I've seen a couple of V-8 cars come to grief over that, with  the shaft 
trying to be shorter than it can when the suspension bumped, which  tried to push 
the diff and trans apart maybe a half inch.
 
What you really would like to know is the shortest distance  between the two 
flanges regardless of suspension position.
 
Bill