VIDEO: Installing a Bolt-in Driveshaft Safety Loop in Your Late-Model Mustang - Mustang 360
How do you know when your late-model Mustang needs a driveshaft safety loop. It seems like an easy question, and frankly it really is. Driveshaft safety loops are required by most sanctioning bodies for cars running quicker than a 13. 99 in the quarter-mile while using slicks (in some cases sticky drag radials) as well as... A driveshaft safety loop is typically a steel strap 2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick formed into a loop. If the front U-joint were to break while the car is running down the track, the driveshaft could cause the car to pole vault or, worse yet, puncture the floorboard, potentially injuring the driver. The thick steel strap might not keep the driveshaft from smacking around badly if the driveshaft were to break, but it will isolate most of your undercarriage from potential damage. In general, no. Installing a driveshaft safety loop into any late-model Ford Mustang is fairly straightforward. Some systems are easier to install than others, but the typical system will usually bolt to the floorboards of the car just behind the yoke of the driveshaft. Once you have that out of the way, it’s simply a matter of bolting the two halves of the loop together and mocking it up into position so you can mark the spots you’ll need to drill on the floor of the car. Source: www.mustangandfords.com
