It came balanced for me, rode a little smoother, i would suggest a saftey loop if you have a high horsepower application, but thes d/s are probaly stronger than stock, the yoke is what i would think could fail or u-joint before the actual d/s did.
I dont have a saftey loop and imo, dont feel i need one unless im putting out about 375 hp. But they can handle a lot
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90 lx coupe: Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil,advncd ignition,3-core radiatr, FMS alum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs, 3chbr flows.
Best time: 14.20(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph 97.80
Best 60' 2.1
next mods: subframes, 3.73's