Ray,
I thought the same thing myself since I've seen this conversion by other companies and the spine was on the front end. When I asked DSI about this they said this design worked best for several reasons. First the spline unit is heavier than the flange unit. By placing the spline at the rear it reduces the weight at the tail shaft. Aluminum tailshafts don't like weight and tend to crack, this being the major reason. Second there is less strain on the tailshaft with the spline taking the movement at the rear with the rearend housing moving up and down with the suspension. This is a Performer Series Driveshaft, 4" OD, I believe rated to 600hp.
Nick
From: "Ray Bell" <raybell46@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 9:16:54 PM
Subject: Re: New Drive Shaft
Strange that they'd do it that way, I'd have thought the spline would last better up the front end...
Should I need to do this with my Valiant, I'll be modifying a Japanese 4WD driveshaft and putting its spline up the front end.
Ray
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