Someone explain this one to me please?
Why would your drive shaft be stressed from being lowered, other than the rocks that might pelt it.

 

I don't know the 100% mechanics of it, but it is to my knowledge that once you lower the car it causes the axles to be angled in a unnatural way causing excess stress on them.

 

Okay, NSFW but VERY funny.

http://www.justinschlegel.com/monkeycock.wmv

 

Monkey balls...

Good one Dave

 

The more extreme the angle from the transmission to the rear end will cause additional wear on the universal joints, but I doubt it would cause any problems, hell look at any Raised Truck and see how extreme those are, and it works just fine.

 

I know when you slam an Integra you go through CV boots like no tomorrow. And then grease gets all over your engine.

 

I could destroy a set of Driveshaft Shop level 5 axles in a month.

 

I just don't understand how that happens... maybe I just can't picture what the cause of it could be.

 

When you lower the car the angle of the axles changes since the tranny (or the pumpkin) sits lower while the center of the wheel stays in the same place. Here's my awesome visiual representation:

Regular car:

Car__Wheel

Slammed Car:

Car_/Wheel

 

holy poop that's funny!