[Moorefamily2000]

Ok this should be a question across platforms and sorry if it's a stupid question! We've narrowed down the noise on my son's SRT392 Challenger to driveshaft...or so we think? Watching some YouTube some say exhaust doesn't need to be dropped for replacement, I don't see how🤔. Is it possible to swap it out without dropping exhaust? Any suggestions on what to replace it with? Stock 392 with "spirted" street driving...thanks!

 

[cheap]

Is the car still under warranty? Dodge replaced my driveshaft about a month ago for free.

 

[baabootoo]

Forgive me, but.................... How did you come to that conclusion? What's the back story? 2900 HP on 33x17 slicks?

 

[Moorefamily2000]

Out of warranty....as far as diagnosis, sounds like where the sound is coming from. Then of course the experts at YouTube and Google😎🤣. Plan is to get it off the ground and see if we can get the carrier bearing to give us a confirmation.

 

[OldMoparGuy]

Carrier bearing prob the issue. Exhaust drops easily, especially with two people. I can’t see swapping the ds without dropping the exhaust.

 

[Moorefamily2000]

Carrier bearing prob the issue. Exhaust drops easily, especially with two people. I can’t see swapping the ds without dropping the exhaust.

54k on the odometer. If the carrier looks like the culprit any reason to replace the rest of the unit?

 

[OldMoparGuy]

Nope. Not serviceable, at least with the Hellcats, which is all i know, must replace entire ds. Maybe a shop can fab r&r but prob better off with a Redeye unit for extra durability, overkill, (check length though as tranny may be different) or a 1 piece aluminum if we’re talking about an M6.

 

[HellcatHellYeah]

Watching some YouTube some say exhaust doesn't need to be dropped for replacement, I don't see how🤔.

Yeah, I don't see how that could be done, be interesting to see it done.

 

[Moorefamily2000]

With my son's questionable jackstands we got under his ride and slid the heat shield out of the way. The carrier is shot but everything else looks good. He's looking into this option:
Driveshaft Carrier Upgrade - LD Facelift Dodge Charger/Challenger/Chrysler 300 — JXB Performance
Has anyone gone this route? It can be installed without dropping the driveline.
Regardless which way he goes exhaust definitely has to be dropped.

 

[baabootoo]

With that being the case, why not just upgrade to the one-piece driveshaft? Then, it will never be an issue again.

 

[Moorefamily2000]

He looked into a one piece and would need to redo his after market exhaust also. Just finishing up his degree and starting his first career job, money is a consideration. I'm just the guy throwing suggestions his way😎🤣