in the earlier years (S197 2005-2014) the one-piece driveshaft was mainly to eliminate the rotating mass of the factory boat anchor driveshaft, and the losses caused by the extra joint in the middle. On the other hand, the factory driveshaft was usually a lot smoother and easier for pinion angle adjustment; because the driveline angles in the S197 are screwed up and that extra joint helps to make the whole system more forgiving.
In the S550 chassis, I woulda thunk, that they woulda fixed the drivetrain angles and the two-piece driveshaft would not be needed ... apparently not.
So, the one piece driveshaft does save weight and reduces drivetrain losses, but the pinion angle becomes more critical and other changes like lowering the car can throw it off.
In the S550 chassis, I woulda thunk, that they woulda fixed the drivetrain angles and the two-piece driveshaft would not be needed ... apparently not.
So, the one piece driveshaft does save weight and reduces drivetrain losses, but the pinion angle becomes more critical and other changes like lowering the car can throw it off.
