rear end question?
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rear end question?
My Friends all have 98-2001 T/A WS6's. When they started doing mods and going to the dragstrip, they all seemed to break their rearends. How easy is it for that to happen on my 92 six speed? I am looking into BFG or Nitto D/R. Does my car have a stronger rearend? :cheers:
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Re: rear end question? (fade_to_black)
Still all of them are breakable with the right combination. Usually it is due to the spider gears in the D44 shattering. Does not happen often, but it does happen.
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Re: rear end question? (fade_to_black)
From what I've seen on the forum, you'd probably break a u-joint if anything. The dana 44 is strong, they even used it in the dodge viper. It isn't unbreakable, but it's pretty strong anyway.
As for drag radials? Saturday I made 13 passes at the drag strip, 9 of them were on BFG drag radials with me launching at 4100 rpms. I didn't slip the clutch either, just a flat out dump on a new Mcleod clutch. It has held up nicely. I'm only making 9 more pounds of torque than I did stock, so I'm pretty safe. I'm toying with the idea of using some ET Streets this Saturday.
As for drag radials? Saturday I made 13 passes at the drag strip, 9 of them were on BFG drag radials with me launching at 4100 rpms. I didn't slip the clutch either, just a flat out dump on a new Mcleod clutch. It has held up nicely. I'm only making 9 more pounds of torque than I did stock, so I'm pretty safe. I'm toying with the idea of using some ET Streets this Saturday.
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Re: rear end question? (fade_to_black)
If your really worried, I'm working on a direct swap bolt-in 9" ford solid axle for C4 but i't doesn't sound like you need anything that radical yet.
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Re: rear end question? (mackeyred96)
If your really worried, I'm working on a direct swap bolt-in 9" ford solid axle for C4 but i't doesn't sound like you need anything that radical yet.
[Modified by fade_to_black, 4:30 PM 11/1/2001]
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Re: rear end question? (fade_to_black)
Don't worry about it so much. See you at Ennis Saturday. ;) I will be in a triple white vert going real slow.
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Re: rear end question? (IcemanZ06)
Mackey,
What are you doing with the Dana44 parts?
I might be interested in a D44 conversion
[Modified by IcemanZ06, 4:13 PM 11/1/2001]
What are you doing with the Dana44 parts?
I might be interested in a D44 conversion
[Modified by IcemanZ06, 4:13 PM 11/1/2001]
Like I said it only in the early stages development.