For 1988, the turbocharged version of the Sundance / Shadow used
an equal length drive shaft system; the unequal length system used on standard cars had a short, solid drive interconnecting shaft on the left side with a longer tubular drive shaft on the right.
Not exact matches
In vehicles that
drive just the front wheels, the engine can put more power to a wheel if the
drive shafts are not
equal -
length (most have this design).
Designed to handle increased torque loads, this manual transmission includes an intermediate shaft with
equal -
length half shafts to mitigate torque steer; and oversized half shafts for increased strength and durability, and to reduce torsional stress in the driveline during performance
driving.
Three engineering improvements minimise vibrations — the front subframe is now bush - mounted (rather than bolted directly to the bodyshell), an intermediate shaft is added to the drivetrain, resulting in symmetrical (
equal length) front
drive shafts and a new mounting bracket for the transmission has greater rigidity and reduced resonance.
Like all Subarus, the Outback featured standard symmetrical all - wheel -
drive since the «boxer» engine architecture permitted
equal -
length output shafts.
If traveling at 55 mph, this
equals driving the
length of a football field without looking at the road.
Along with the boxer engine's low center of gravity, Subaru's Symmetrical all - wheel
drive provides the basis for smoother, more car - like handling than many AWD systems with
equal -
length half - axles.