Vreds, wet roads, and my halfshafts?

[yubyub]

I just bought new tires - Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas - for my '06 CSRT-8.

Today, the roads have been wet. On a few safe roads, I gave the Vreds a little bit of a workout. And they are sticky. Very sticky. Even in the rain.

All of this is leading up to the following question: now that my tires are MUCH stickier, do I need to worry about snapping my halfshafts?

My first thought was "no way, they are fine" - but I've heard of many people snapping them, so I'm not so sure.

My ride is stock, except for the Vreds, a Mopar CAI, and some Billet Tech. Although, a Corsa exhaust is in my future (damn you, 402 Motoring, for temping me so, and doing such a good job on everything).

So, need I worry about my halfshafts?

[Hemi31]

you'll be fine.

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[yubyub]

Thanks. They are that durable? I assume it was only people who've done tuning, or who are running NO2 or such that have to worry?

[SDChargerSRT]

I haven't had a problem yet, I've got about 8,000 miles on the Vreds and plenty of power to light em' up.

[yubyub]

I haven't had a problem yet, I've got about 8,000 miles on the Vreds and plenty of power to light em' up.

Thanks.
No issues with the halfshafts, even with your Vortec in place?

[budoboy]

I've had Vreds for maybe 10K, they are marginally stickier than Goodyear RSAs at the dragstrip which isn't that impressive. I wouldn't worry about your halfshafts. I only broke one after going from MT Street ET drag radials to ET bias-ply wrinkle wall tires.

On the one end we have DVSSRT8 pulling 1.60 60' times and 11.54 in the quarter mile with stock halfshafts and on the other hand I know someone (mostly stock) who broke one driving off a curb while his wheel was spinning.

[yubyub]

Thanks, budoboy.

[SDChargerSRT]

Thanks.
No issues with the halfshafts, even with your Vortec in place?

None. I have not gone to the track, but I don't hesitate to smoke 'em on the street.

[yubyub]

Just for reference, here's a poll that's going on, attempting to determine who's broken a half shaft and under what circumstances:

Stock, or close to stock cars broken halfshafts?