Hi

Got my engine the other day (bike) and the sprocket is further over to one side than expected I was wondering what sort of angle it is acceptable to put on a drive shaft. I am building mid engine so it is from the engine to the diff and relatively short 30/40 cm from centre of the joints.

Blake
Ps I have also posted in the middy bit as well

maybe consider putting CV joints on the drive (prop?) shaft rather than UV, if you are having a custom prop made ti might not be much more anyway.

uv's definately dont like big angles but i have no idea what is good or bad.

shouldnt be any real reason not to offset your diff and shorten one drive shaft (the right in your case, if i remember correctly) and extend the other side (may have to be a straight shaft going out to a support bearing then an adapter for the left hand shaft, like they do in some transverse front wheel drive cars) i think to get a reasonable angle (and maintain a decent center of gravity) youd have to set the engine quite a distace from the diff, and may make the rear end too long. with an offset diff you can probably mate it straight on with a single u/j or donut and itd only be about 3 inch away.