# alum vs steel

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [July 8, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311 "2007-07-08T11:24:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![the.k.w.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@the.k.w.c](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/the.k.w.c)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311/1 "2007-07-08T11:24:15Z")

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i have had it up enough trying to find a shaft in the edmonton area so im going to order on off the internet. now hers my question is there any problems i can have with buying and aluminum shaft over a steel one cause the last thing i want is for this 500$ shaft to break on me and the price difference between the 2 is about 100$

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**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311/2 "2007-07-08T17:56:08Z")

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you won’t have enough power to break either of them. . .

Steel:  
+1 for strength  
-1 for weight (good for drag though, will handle shock well)

Aluminium:  
+1 for lightweight (would be good choice for your sr)  
-1 for flex (won’t feel AS snappy as steel)

if they are made well you won’t have to worry about breaking them unless you’re building something over 500whp . . .

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**Author:** ![GRIPPY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GRIPPY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GRIPPY)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311/3 "2007-07-08T20:10:44Z")

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I have an aluminum one and i love it

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alum-vs-steel/147311/4 "2007-07-10T14:58:30Z")

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Aluminum is a little easier on trannies but you aren’t making enough power for it to matter.