Half Shaft questions

slick59

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On my 89 the right half shaft is thicker than the left. The inner CV went bad and I ordered a new half shaft. It said it will fit either side. Is one of mine wrong?? should they both be the same size or is two different sizes right??
 
Only reason I could think of is typically one side of the car receives more torque than the other.
 
It is a strategy used by auto makers to limit harmonic resonance in the driveline. A contributor to wheel hop on IRS equipped cars. Ford tried different sized shafts, my guess being that they tried this after the main design was completed. GM, went with different length shafts on the new Camaro IRS to combat the same thing.
 
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