drive shaft angle

67 Tiger

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This has bugged me for as long as I've owned my car. Why wasn't the rear end made, so the drive shaft runs straight down the tunnel, instead of at the angle it does?
 

at the beach

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It was cheaper.

They got by using the same length axle on both right & left sides.

If they'd centered the diff, they would have needed two different lengths.

bt
 
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