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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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Where can I find a DTE Brace and Hardened Output Shaft for sale at?

I want to launch the car on slicks with the bottle
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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And he says he's scared to break stuff!
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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lol just trying to cut down on what I break :x
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Don't know about the effort of installing the hardened shaft (fairly non-trivial, I'd bet), but installing the diff brace on the car really requires a lift. I know, I know, there are folks out there who've done it on jack stands, but it was hassle enough using the lift. Lowered the entire rear suspension (which you'll be doing anyway for the output shaft, I imagine) about 3 inches, made it much easier.

HTH, and have a good one,
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You will have to take the cradle and diff out to install the output shaft.
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If it breaks it was ment to be upgraded anyway
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I just bought all those same parts at RPM Transmissions. The guys there are very friendly and answered a lot of questions for me.
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How much did you pay for the parts jkz06?

I have a friend with a lift so it wont be too bad. [we just put a built t-56 in it]
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I've put the brace in both ways, its a pain The shaft is more tedious than hard to do.

But launching with h/c and a 100 shot is a fun feeling
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