[Tigers] FW: Drive Shaft

[Sandy]

It figures they did it to save some $$$. I was looking at the pictures 
scratching my head and it just didn't look right. Any idea how  much the 
offset is?

Sandy
On 8/1/2014 7:52 PM, Buck Trippel wrote:
> The Tiger Drive Shaft  IS off center towards the passenger side at the
> differential.
>
> Tom Hall told me this was done so Rootes could use the same length axle on
> both the right and left sides of the rear end.
>
> As an unintended consequence, this gave Dan Walters more room to fit in his
> torque arm along the driver's side of the drive shaft.
>
> Bt
>   
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Sandy
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 7:21 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Drive Shaft
>
> Question for some driveline folks -
>
> I had been looking at pics of some tiger suspension from under the car (pics
> on the web) and noticed that the drive shaft looks like it's not centered.
> What I'm looking at is the tail shaft of the transmission centered in the
> car but the offset to the rear pinion yolk looks like it's not a straight
> shot back. Could the pic I saw just make it look that way?
>
> Sandy
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